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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 Syre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Syre 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 Syre:
- 47.180240, -96.258670
- 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 Syre
- 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 Syre is near Clay County and also Mahnomen 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 Mahnomen 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 Syre
Curious and Interesting Names Near Syre ...
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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Audubon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Faith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Fertile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flaming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Gary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richwood is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Twin Valley
(5 miles [8 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 Syre 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 Syre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Syre and extending to:
- Ada, which is the Seat of Norman County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Syre to Ada, with an average speed<3> 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.
- 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 1,121 miles [1,804.1 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 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Syre) 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 Syre 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 Syre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1802, Longitude: -96.2587 In this case, the coordinates for Syre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.45 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.745 degrees. |
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