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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 Abercrombie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abercrombie and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Abercrombie:
    • 46.447704, -96.728829
    • 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 Abercrombie
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Abercrombie is near Wilkin County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkin County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Abercrombie

Communities Also Named Abercrombie ...

We found seven communities that are also named Abercrombie.

Within North Dakota, the name Abercrombie is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Abercrombie, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Bibb County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Abercrombie that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Abercrombie.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Abercrombie lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the east of the Abercrombie that is located in Richland County.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the south of the Abercrombie that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Abercrombie.
      • Travis County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Travis County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the south of the Abercrombie that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Abercrombie.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 8,945 miles [14,395.6 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 8,912 miles [14,342.5 km] to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie
    • Mauritius
      • Distance: 10,104 miles [16,260.8 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abercrombie ...

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.

How Far From Abercrombie 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 Abercrombie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abercrombie and extending to:

  • Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abercrombie to Wahpeton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west (W). 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,123 miles [1,807.3 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 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abercrombie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Abercrombie 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 Abercrombie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4477, Longitude: -96.7288    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.793 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.195 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.20 degrees.