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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 Wagner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagner 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 Wagner:
    • 48.370242, -108.078606
    • 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 Wagner
  • 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 Phillips County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Phillips County
    • Since Wagner is near Blaine County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Wagner ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Wagner.

Within Montana, the name Wagner is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Wagner lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Wagner [Los Angeles County].
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Wagner is located in San Joaquin County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Wagner.
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Wagner is located in Tuolumne County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the southwest of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Wagner.
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wagner.
    • Florida
      • Seminole County
      • This Wagner is located in Seminole County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Wagner.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wagner [Lake County].
    • Iowa
      • Clayton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Wagner [Clayton County].
    • Kansas
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wagner [Marion County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wagner [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wagner [Rowan County].
    • Michigan
      • Missaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wagner [Missaukee County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Wagner.
    • New Mexico
      • Torrance County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Torrance County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Wagner.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wagner [Grant County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Wagner is located in Mifflin County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the east of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Wagner.
    • South Dakota
      • Charles Mix County
      • This Wagner is located in Charles Mix County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles Mix County community of Wagner.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Wagner is located in Hunt County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Wagner.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Wagner is located in Snohomish County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Wagner.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wagner [Mason County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Wagner is located in Marinette County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the east of the Wagner that is located in Phillips County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Wagner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagner ...

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 Warm ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Warm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Warm
    • Big Warm is located in Blaine County
  • Cree Crossing
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cree Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cree Crossing
    • Cree Crossing is located in Phillips County
  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Blaine County
  • Lost Lake ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
    • Lost Lake is located in Phillips County
  • Malta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>
  • Sleeping Buffalo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleeping Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeping Buffalo
    • Sleeping Buffalo is located in Phillips County

How Far From Wagner 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 Wagner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wagner and extending to:

  • Malta, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wagner to Malta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,669 miles [2,686 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wagner. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wagner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wagner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3702, Longitude: -108.0786    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wagner 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wagner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Wagner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.418 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.272 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.566 degrees.









 

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