Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yukon Saddle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yukon Saddle and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yukon Saddle

• 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 Yukon Saddle:
  • 46.709648, -113.813989
  • 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 Yukon Saddle

• 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 Missoula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula County
  • Since Yukon Saddle is near Granite County and also Ravalli County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ravalli 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 Yukon Saddle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yukon Saddle ...

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.

• Bitter Root ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
• Carols Court
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Carols Court is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
• Cozy Court
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cozy Court is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
• Eight Mile ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eight Mile is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
• Eightmile Saddle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eightmile Saddle is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Saddle
• Florence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <1>
• Iris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Iris is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Lolo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lolo is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolo <1>
• Milltown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <1>
• Quigley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Quigley is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
• Twin Creeks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Twin Creeks is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yukon Saddle and extending to:

• Missoula, which is the Seat of Missoula County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yukon Saddle to Missoula, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 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 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'