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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 Amenia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amenia 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 Amenia:
    • 47.006464, -97.219297
    • 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 Amenia
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
    • Since Amenia is near Cass County and also Traill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Traill 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 Amenia

Communities Also Named Amenia ...

We found two communities that are also named Amenia.

Within North Dakota, the name Amenia is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Piatt County
      • This Amenia is located in Piatt County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Amenia that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Amenia.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Amenia is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east of the Amenia that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Amenia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amenia ...

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 Amenia 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 Amenia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fargo, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Amenia to Fargo, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Amenia) 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 Amenia 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 Amenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0065, Longitude: -97.2193    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.155 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.678 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.344 degrees.