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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 Argusville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argusville 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 Argusville:
- 47.052149, -96.934670
- 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 Argusville
- 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 Argusville is near Clay County and also Norman 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 Norman 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 Argusville
Communities Also Named Argusville ...
We found one communities that are also named Argusville.
Within North Dakota, the name Argusville is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Argusville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Schoharie County
- This Argusville is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the east of the Argusville that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Argusville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argusville ...
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.
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frontier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frontier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Moorhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Prosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prosper is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
How Far From Argusville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Argusville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Argusville and extending to:
- Fargo, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Argusville to Fargo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 181 miles [291.3 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argusville) 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 Argusville 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 Argusville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0521, Longitude: -96.9347 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.168 degrees. |
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