Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cashel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cashel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cashel
- 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 Cashel:
- 48.484453, -97.299662
- 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 Cashel
- 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 Walsh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walsh County
- Since Cashel is near Pembina County and also Kittson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pembina County
- eBird sighting report for Kittson 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 Cashel ...
We found one communities that share the name Cashel.
Within North Dakota, the name Cashel is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Cashel in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cashel ...
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.
- Big Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Crystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Pembina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
- Fleece
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Forest River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
- Forest River is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <2>
- Kellogg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Kennedy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Kittson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
- Oslo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <2>
- Park River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
- Park River is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <2>
- Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Robbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Valley Court
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Court
- Valley Court is located in Marshall County (MN)
How Far From Cashel 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 Cashel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cashel once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cashel and extending to:
- Grafton, which is the Seat of Walsh County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Cashel 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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 Cashel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cashel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cashel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4845, Longitude: -97.2997 In this case, the coordinates for Cashel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cashel 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 321.211 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.928 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.014 degrees. |