Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ardoch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardoch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ardoch
- 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 Ardoch:
- 48.205821, -97.341188
- 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 Ardoch
- 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 Walsh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walsh County
- Since Ardoch is near Grand Forks County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grand Forks County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Ardoch ...
We found one communities that share the name Ardoch.
Within North Dakota, the name Ardoch is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Ardoch in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Ardoch lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ardoch that is located in Walsh County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardoch ...
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.
- Big Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Forest River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
- Forest River is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <3>
- Honeyford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
- Kellogg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Kelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Oslo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <3>
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Ardoch 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 city such as Ardoch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardoch and extending to:
- Grafton, which is the Seat of Walsh County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ardoch to Grafton, 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 four to five hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ardoch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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- Ardoch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ardoch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2058, Longitude: -97.3412 In this case, the coordinates for Ardoch 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 Ardoch 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 321.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.111 degrees. |