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

When in Bathgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bathgate 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 Bathgate:
    • 48.879377, -97.476237
    • 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 Bathgate
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bathgate ...

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.

  • Cavalier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
    • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
  • Concrete
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concrete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
    • Concrete is located in Pembina County
  • Crystal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dominion City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenburg ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenburg
  • Fleece
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleece have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleece
    • Fleece is located in Pembina County
  • Hanks Corner
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
    • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
  • Humboldt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Leroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Pembina County
  • Mountain
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Mountain is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <2>
  • Sultan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sultan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
    • Sultan is located in Kittson County (MN)

How Far From Bathgate to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Bathgate to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bathgate and extending to:

  • Cavalier, which is the Seat of Pembina County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bathgate to Bismarck, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bathgate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bathgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bathgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8794, Longitude: -97.4762    
<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 Bathgate 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 321.338 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.122 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.014 degrees.









 

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