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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Stovepipe.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stovepipe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stovepipe and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Stovepipe:
- 47.027700, -114.323174<1>
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Stovepipe
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Missoula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula County
- Since Stovepipe is near Mineral County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Stovepipe
Communities Also Named Stovepipe ...
We found one communities that are also named Stovepipe.
Within Montana, the name Stovepipe is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Stovepipe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Stovepipe, Amador County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Amador County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Stovepipe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stovepipe ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Carols Court
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carols Court is also located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
- Cozy Court
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cozy Court is also located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grass Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Valley is also located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Hell Gate ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hell Gate was located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
- Lolo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lolo Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lolo Hot Springs is also located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo Hot Springs
- Old Agency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Agency is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
- Orchard Homes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Homes is also located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
- Quartz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quartz is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
- Six Mile ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Six Mile was located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is also located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
How Far From Stovepipe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Stovepipe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Stovepipe once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Stovepipe and extending to:
- Missoula, which is the Seat of Missoula County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stovepipe to Missoula, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Stovepipe:
Decimal: 47.02770, -114.323174
DDMMSS: 47° 1' 39", -114° 19' 23" |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stovepipe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stovepipe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Stovepipe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stovepipe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0277, Longitude: -114.3232 In this case, the coordinates for Stovepipe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.783 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.655 degrees. |
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