Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Virden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Virden
- 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 Virden:
- 48.524430, -111.907803
- 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 Virden
- 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 Toole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Toole County
- Since Virden is near Pondera County and also Glacier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pondera County
- eBird sighting report for Glacier 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 Virden ...
We found five communities that share the name Virden.
Within Montana, the name Virden is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Virden lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Virden that is located in Toole County.
- New Mexico
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virden ...
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.
- Cut Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
- Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <3>
- Edwards Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Fowler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Glacier Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glacier Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Colony
- Glacier Colony is located in Glacier County
- Gunsight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Ledger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Ledger is located in Pondera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledger <3>
- Lone Tree ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Oilmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
- Oilmont is located in Toole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <3>
- Shields Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
- Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Sunburst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Sunburst is located in Toole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunburst <3>
How Far From Virden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Virden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Virden and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Toole County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Virden to Helena, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 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 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virden. 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' (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- Virden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Virden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5244, Longitude: -111.9078 In this case, the coordinates for Virden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Virden 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Virden 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 332.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.757 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.939 degrees. |