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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 Cando, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cando 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 Cando:
- 48.487780, -99.202915
- 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 Cando
- 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 Towner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Towner County
- Since Cando is near Ramsey County and also Cavalier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cavalier 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 Cando
Communities Also Named Cando ...
We found two communities that are also named Cando.
Within North Dakota, the name Cando is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cando [Lawrence County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Cando lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cando that is located in Towner County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cando ...
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.
- Agate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Comstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Grand Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
- Rocklake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starkweather
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Cando 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 Cando to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cando and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cando to Bismarck, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cando, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cando) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cando 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 Cando. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4878, Longitude: -99.2029 In this case, the coordinates for Cando have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.144 degrees. |
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