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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Trego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trego 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 Trego:
    • 48.705364, -114.869798
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Trego
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Trego is near Flathead County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Flathead 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Trego ...

We found six communities that share the name Trego.

Within Montana, the name Trego is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Trego [Los Angeles County].
    • Kansas
      • Trego County
      • This Trego is located in Trego County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Trego that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trego County community of Trego.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Trego is located in Washington County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<2> to the east of the Trego that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Trego.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This Trego is located in Pershing County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Trego that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Trego.
    • Virginia
      • Greensville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Trego [Greensville County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Washburn County
      • This Trego is located in Washburn County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<2> to the east of the Trego that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washburn County community of Trego.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trego ...

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.

  • Ant Flat
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ant Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ant Flat
    • Ant Flat is located in Lincoln County
  • Dodge Summit
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Summit
    • Dodge Summit is located in Lincoln County
  • Eureka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Lake ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
    • Fish Lake is located in Lincoln County
  • Ford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Flathead County
  • Stonehill ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehill
    • Stonehill is located in Lincoln County
  • Tobacco ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
    • Tobacco is located in Lincoln County
  • Trailcreek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailcreek
    • Trailcreek is located in Flathead County
  • Vista
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in Flathead County

How Far From Trego 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 include the distance from a community such as Trego to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trego and extending to:

  • Libby, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trego to Libby, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 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 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,401 miles [8,692.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trego. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountymt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Trego could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7054, Longitude: -114.8698    
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Trego to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.821 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.506 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.801 degrees.









 

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