Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ardoch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardoch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ardoch

• 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 Ardoch:
  • 48.205821, -97.341188
  • 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 Ardoch

• 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 Walsh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walsh County
  • Since Ardoch is near Grand Forks County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Ardoch

Communities Also Named Ardoch ...

We found one communities that are also named Ardoch.

Within North Dakota, the name Ardoch is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Ardoch in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Ardoch lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ardoch that is located in Walsh County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardoch ...

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.

• Big Woods
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Forest River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest River is located in Walsh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <2>
• Honeyford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeyford is located in Grand Forks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyford
• Johnstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Kellogg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kellogg is located in Walsh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Kelly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Oslo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <2>
• Poland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Poland is located in Walsh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland

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

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

• Grafton, which is the Seat of Walsh County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ardoch to Grafton, 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.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'