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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 Twin Creeks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Creeks 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 Twin Creeks:
- 46.912706, -113.713985
- 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 Twin Creeks
- 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 Twin Creeks is near Granite County and also Ravalli County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ravalli 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 Twin Creeks
Communities Also Named Twin Creeks ...
We found four communities that are also named Twin Creeks.
Within Montana, the name Twin Creeks is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Twin Creeks is located in Lee County and lies 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Twin Creeks that is located in Missoula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Twin Creeks.
- British Columbia
- This Twin Creeks lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Creeks that is located in Missoula County.
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southwest of the Twin Creeks that is located in Missoula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Twin Creeks.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Twin Creeks that is located in Missoula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Twin Creeks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Creeks ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carols Court is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
- Clearwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clearwater is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Copper Cliff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Cliff is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
- Eightmile Saddle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eightmile Saddle is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Saddle
- Hell Gate ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hell Gate is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
- Iris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iris is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nimrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Orchard Homes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
- Stump Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Twin Creeks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twin Creeks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Creeks and extending to:
- Missoula, which is the Seat of Missoula County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Creeks to Missoula, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Twin Creeks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Twin Creeks 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 Twin Creeks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9127, Longitude: -113.7140 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Creeks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.285 degrees. |
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