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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 Wilborn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilborn 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 Wilborn:
- 46.883551, -112.343075
- 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 Wilborn
- 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 Wilborn is near Powell County and also Cascade 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 Cascade 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 Wilborn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilborn ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Butte
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Ferris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ferris is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Gearing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gearing is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearing
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mike Horse ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mike Horse is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike Horse
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver King ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver King is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
- Skyline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Weed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weed is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Wolf Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wilborn 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 Wilborn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilborn and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilborn to Helena, 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,851 miles [2,978.9 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 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 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 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilborn 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 Wilborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8836, Longitude: -112.3431 In this case, the coordinates for Wilborn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.935 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.432 degrees. |
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