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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 Valier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valier 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 Valier:
- 48.302464, -112.252380
- 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 Valier
- 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 Pondera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pondera County
- Since Valier is near Teton County and also Toole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Toole 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 Valier
Communities Also Named Valier ...
We found two communities that are also named Valier.
Within Montana, the name Valier is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Valier is located in Franklin County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valier that is located in Pondera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Valier.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Valier is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<1> to the east of the Valier that is located in Pondera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Valier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valier ...
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.
- Blackleaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackleaf is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackleaf
- Brady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cut Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edwards Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Family ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Family is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family
- Fowler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fowler is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Gunsight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gunsight is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Ledger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Pierce Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Crossing
- Shields Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
- Sundance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sundance is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
How Far From Valier 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 town such as Valier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valier and extending to:
- Conrad, which is the Seat of Pondera County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valier to Conrad, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). 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 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 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 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valier) 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 Valier 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 Valier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3025, Longitude: -112.2524 In this case, the coordinates for Valier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.709 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.188 degrees. |
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