Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wolsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolsey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wolsey
- 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 Wolsey:
- 46.776348, -110.817437
- 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 Wolsey
- 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 Meagher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meagher County
- Since Wolsey is near Cascade County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Wolsey ...
We found one communities that share the name Wolsey.
Within Montana, the name Wolsey is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Wolsey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolsey ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Cascade County
- Evans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Forest Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green is located in Meagher County
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Hughesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hughesville is located in Judith Basin County
- Manger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Michigan Settlement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
- Michigan Settlement is located in Cascade County
- Monarch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <3>
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Sapphire Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
- Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
How Far From Wolsey 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 Wolsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolsey and extending to:
- White Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Meagher County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wolsey to White Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,779 miles [2,863 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 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 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolsey. 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 from Point A (ie- Wolsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wolsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7763, Longitude: -110.8174 In this case, the coordinates for Wolsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Wolsey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.524 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.501 degrees. |