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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 Hitterdal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hitterdal 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 Hitterdal:
- 46.977810, -96.258399
- 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 Hitterdal
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Hitterdal is near Becker County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Becker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Hitterdal
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hitterdal ...
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.
- Audubon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear View is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Downer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Downer is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Faith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Richards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richards is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Richwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Twin Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
How Far From Hitterdal 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 Hitterdal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hitterdal and extending to:
- Moorhead, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hitterdal to Moorhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,116 miles [1,796 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hitterdal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hitterdal 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 Hitterdal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9778, Longitude: -96.2584 In this case, the coordinates for Hitterdal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.797 degrees. |
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