Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dakomin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dakomin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dakomin
- 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 Dakomin:
- 45.724961, -96.672015
- 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 Dakomin
- 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 Traverse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Traverse County
- Since Dakomin is near Roberts County and also Big Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roberts County
- eBird sighting report for Big Stone 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dakomin ...
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.
- Barry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Big Stone Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Bonanza Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
- Hammer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Hiawatha Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Yankeetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County
How Far From Dakomin 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 Dakomin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dakomin and extending to:
- Wheaton, which is the Seat of Traverse County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dakomin to Wheaton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dakomin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dakomin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dakomin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7250, Longitude: -96.6720 In this case, the coordinates for Dakomin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dakomin 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 320.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.049 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.343 degrees. |