Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Virgelle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virgelle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Virgelle
- 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 Virgelle:
- 48.01539, -110.249506
- 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 Virgelle
- 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 Chouteau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- Since Virgelle is near Hill County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Hill 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virgelle ...
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.
- Big Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in Chouteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
- Box Elder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Box Elder is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <1>
- Coal Banks Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Banks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Banks Landing
- Coal Banks Landing is located in Chouteau County
- Colony Bay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Bay
- Colony Bay is located in Chouteau County
- Geraldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
- Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <1>
- Lonesome Prairie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonesome Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome Prairie
- Lonesome Prairie is located in Chouteau County
- Rocky Boy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Crossing
- Rocky Crossing is located in Chouteau County
How Far From Virgelle 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 Virgelle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Virgelle and extending to:
- Fort Benton, which is the Seat of Chouteau County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Virgelle to Fort Benton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 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 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virgelle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chouteau County: www.co.chouteau.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Virgelle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Virgelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0154, Longitude: -110.2495 |
| <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 Virgelle 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 331.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.18 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.972 degrees. |