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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 Bergen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bergen 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 Bergen:
- 48.004729, -100.718757
- 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 Bergen
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Bergen is near McLean County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward 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 Bergen
Communities Also Named Bergen ...
We found seven communities that are also named Bergen.
Within North Dakota, the name Bergen is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Bergen lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bergen that is located in McHenry County.
- Illinois
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bergen [Boone County].
- Manitoba
- This Bergen lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bergen that is located in McHenry County.
- Minnesota
- Jackson County
- This Bergen is located in Jackson County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bergen that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bergen.
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- This Bergen is located in Hudson County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bergen that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Bergen.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Bergen is located in Genesee County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bergen that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Bergen.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Bergen is located in Rock County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bergen that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Bergen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bergen ...
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.
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rising is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Towner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Voltaire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Bergen 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 Bergen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bergen and extending to:
- Towner, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bergen to Towner, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bergen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bergen 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bergen 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 Bergen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0047, Longitude: -100.7188 In this case, the coordinates for Bergen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.162 degrees. |
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