Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Fargo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Fargo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Fargo
- 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 West Fargo:
- 46.876633, -96.872583
- 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 West Fargo
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since West Fargo is near Cass County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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
Communities Also Named West Fargo ...
We found one communities that share the name West Fargo.
Within Minnesota, the name West Fargo is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named West Fargo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This West Fargo is located in Cass County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the west southwest of the West Fargo that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of West Fargo.
- North Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Fargo ...
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.
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Fargo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
- Frontier
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Moorhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorhead is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <3>
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Oxbow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Prairie Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Prosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wild Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
How Far From West Fargo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Fargo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Fargo and extending to:
- Walker, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from West Fargo to Walker, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Fargo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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- West Fargo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Fargo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8766, Longitude: -96.8726 In this case, the coordinates for West Fargo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 West Fargo 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 320.90 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.372 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.176 degrees. |