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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 Wahpeton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wahpeton 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 Wahpeton:
- 43.374159, -95.174180
- 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 Wahpeton
- 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 Dickinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- Since Wahpeton is near Clay County and also Osceola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola 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 Wahpeton
Communities Also Named Wahpeton ...
We found two communities that are also named Wahpeton.
Within Iowa, the name Wahpeton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Wahpeton is located in Richland County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wahpeton that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Wahpeton.
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wahpeton ...
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.
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Dickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- May City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Melvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Round Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spirit Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Superior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Wahpeton 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 city such as Wahpeton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wahpeton and extending to:
- Spirit Lake, which is the Seat of Dickinson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wahpeton to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wahpeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wahpeton 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 Wahpeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3742, Longitude: -95.1742 In this case, the coordinates for Wahpeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.069 degrees. |
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