Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ulmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulmer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ulmer
- 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 Ulmer:
- 46.354447, -105.929449
- 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 Ulmer
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Ulmer is near Rosebud County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rosebud County
- eBird sighting report for Prairie 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 Ulmer ...
We found two communities that share the name Ulmer.
Within Montana, the name Ulmer is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulmer ...
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.
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Rosebud County
- Crain Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Place
- Crain Place is located in Rosebud County
- Joppa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Miles City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
- Miles City is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <3>
- Moon Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Creek
- Moon Creek is located in Custer County
- Rosebud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <3>
- Sadie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Zero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ulmer 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 Ulmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ulmer and extending to:
- Miles City, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ulmer to Helena, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ulmer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Ulmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ulmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3544, Longitude: -105.9294 In this case, the coordinates for Ulmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ulmer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.595 degrees. |