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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 Volmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Volmer 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 Volmer:
- 48.536692, -104.149940
- 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 Volmer
- 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 Sheridan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Since Volmer is near Williams County and also Roosevelt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt 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 Volmer
Communities Also Named Volmer ...
We found one communities that are also named Volmer.
Within Montana, the name Volmer is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Volmer in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Volmer lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Volmer that is located in Sheridan County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Volmer ...
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.
- Antelope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Comertown is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
- Hanks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hanks is located in Williams County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
- Homestead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Medicine Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plentywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reserve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Crossing is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
How Far From Volmer 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 Volmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Volmer and extending to:
- Plentywood, which is the Seat of Sheridan County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Volmer to Plentywood, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 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 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Volmer) 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 Volmer 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 Volmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5367, Longitude: -104.1499 In this case, the coordinates for Volmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.118 degrees. |
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