Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baden
- 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 Baden:
- 48.587245, -102.004051
- 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 Baden
- 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 Ward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Since Baden is near Mountrail County and also Renville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mountrail County
- eBird sighting report for Renville 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 Baden ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Baden.
Within North Dakota, the name Baden is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Baden, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Baden lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north of the Baden that is located in Ward County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Baden is located in Saint Louis County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the east of the Baden that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Baden.
- Scott County
- This Baden is located in Scott County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east southeast of the Baden that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Baden.
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Baden lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Baden that is located in Ward County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Austria
- Distance: 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km]<1> to the northeast
- Tasmania
- Distance: 9,157 miles [14,736.8 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Switzerland
- Distance: 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km]<1> to the northeast
- Germany
- Distance: 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km]<1> to the northeast
- France
- Distance: 4,217 miles [6,786.6 km]<1> to the northeast
- Austria
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baden ...
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.
- Bowbells
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
- Bowbells is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <4>
- Donnybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Donnybrook is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnybrook <4>
- Greene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Lonetree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Lonetree is located in Ward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <4>
- Lostwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Norma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Norma is located in Renville County
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Mountrail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
How Far From Baden 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 community such as Baden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baden and extending to:
- Minot, which is the Seat of Ward County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baden to Minot, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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- Baden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5872, Longitude: -102.0041 In this case, the coordinates for Baden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Baden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Baden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.742 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.953 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.804 degrees. |