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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 Brittin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brittin 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 Brittin:
- 46.715269, -100.405671
- 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 Brittin
- 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 Burleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleigh County
- Since Brittin is near Emmons County and also Morton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmons County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton 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 Brittin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brittin ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Emmons County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Fort Rice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Rice is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
- Hay Creek Court
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hay Creek Court is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek Court
- Holiday Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holiday Park is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pierce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pierce is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
How Far From Brittin 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 community such as Brittin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brittin and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the Seat of Burleigh County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brittin to Bismarck, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brittin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brittin 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 Brittin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7153, Longitude: -100.4057 In this case, the coordinates for Brittin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.51 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.262 degrees. |
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