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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 Faith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faith 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 Faith:
- 47.286418, -96.099164
- 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 Faith
- 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 Norman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman County
- Since Faith is near Mahnomen County and also Becker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahnomen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Becker 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 Faith
Communities Also Named Faith ...
We found six communities that are also named Faith.
Within Minnesota, the name Faith is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Faith is located in Jefferson County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Faith that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Faith.
- Kentucky
- McLean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Faith [McLean County].
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Faith is located in Miller County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Faith that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Faith.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Faith is located in Rowan County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the southeast of the Faith that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Faith.
- Ohio
- Sandusky County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Faith [Sandusky County].
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Faith is located in Meade County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Faith that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Faith.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faith ...
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.
- Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Fertile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flaming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Melvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bend is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
- Richwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richwood is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Roy Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Winger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Faith 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 Faith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Faith and extending to:
- Ada, which is the Seat of Norman County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Faith to Ada, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Faith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Faith 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. |
| <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 Faith 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 Faith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2864, Longitude: -96.0992 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.626 degrees. |
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