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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 Butte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butte 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 Butte:
- 40.754946, -111.919659
- 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 Butte
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Butte is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Butte
Communities Also Named Butte ...
We found ten communities that are also named Butte.
Within Utah, the name Butte is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Butte lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Butte that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Alberta
- This Butte lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north of the Butte that is located in Salt Lake County.
- California
- Amador County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Amador County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Butte.
- Idaho
- Cassia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Butte [Cassia County].
- Kansas
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Butte [Logan County].
- Montana
- Silver Bow County
- This Butte is located in Silver Bow County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the north of the Butte that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Butte.
- Nebraska
- Boyd County
- This Butte is located in Boyd County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Butte that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Butte.
- North Dakota
- McLean County
- This Butte is located in McLean County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Butte that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Butte.
- Oklahoma
- Butte #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Butte.
- South Dakota
- Butte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Butte [Butte County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Butte ...
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.
- Blaine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bullock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- City Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
- Colorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fountain Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Great Westside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
- High Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jordan Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martins is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mead Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Poplar Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Salt Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Snow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Temple View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Wahoo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Butte 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 Butte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butte and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Butte to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Butte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Butte 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Butte 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 Butte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7549, Longitude: -111.9197 In this case, the coordinates for Butte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.511 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.785 degrees. |
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