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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 Westwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Estates 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 Westwood Estates:
- 46.412503, -105.837503
- 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 Westwood Estates
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Westwood Estates is near Rosebud County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rosebud County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie 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 Westwood Estates
Communities Also Named Westwood Estates ...
We found six communities that are also named Westwood Estates.
Within Montana, the name Westwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Westwood Estates is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westwood Estates that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Westwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Westwood Estates is located in Horry County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westwood Estates that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Westwood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Westwood Estates is located in Anderson County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westwood Estates that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Westwood Estates.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Westwood Estates is located in Davis County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westwood Estates that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Westwood Estates.
- Salt Lake County
- This Westwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the southwest of the Westwood Estates that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westwood Estates.
- Wisconsin
- Kenosha County
- This Westwood Estates is located in Kenosha County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the east of the Westwood Estates that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Westwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Estates ...
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.
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Miles City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moon Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Creek is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Creek
- Rosebud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sadie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sadie is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
- Zero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
How Far From Westwood Estates 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 Westwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood Estates and extending to:
- Miles City, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Westwood Estates to Helena, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,541 miles [2,480 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 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 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood Estates) 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 Westwood Estates 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 Westwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4125, Longitude: -105.8375 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.002 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.53 degrees. |
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