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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 Weed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weed 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 Weed:
- 46.648824, -112.255012
- 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 Weed
- 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 Lewis and Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Since Weed is near Powell County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Weed
Communities Also Named Weed ...
We found seven communities that are also named Weed.
Within Montana, the name Weed is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Weed [Dale County].
- Arkansas
- Poinsett County
- This Weed is located in Poinsett County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Weed that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Weed.
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Weed is located in Siskiyou County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Weed that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Weed.
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Weed is located in Adair County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Weed that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Weed.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Weed [Lincoln County].
- Otero County
- This Weed is located in Otero County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Weed that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Weed.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Weed [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weed ...
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.
- Bald Butte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Butte
- Birdseye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Blue Cloud ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Cloud is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cloud
- Ferris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferris is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Frontier Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Gearing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gearing is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearing
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Skyline
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skyline is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Weed to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weed to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weed and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weed to Helena, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 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 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,439 miles [8,753.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Weed 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Weed) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Weed 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 Weed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6488, Longitude: -112.2550 In this case, the coordinates for Weed have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.821 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.407 degrees. |
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