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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 Charbonneau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charbonneau 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 Charbonneau:
    • 47.853245, -103.762880
    • 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 Charbonneau
  • 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 McKenzie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McKenzie County
    • Since Charbonneau is near Richland County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Charbonneau

Communities Also Named Charbonneau ...

We found one communities that are also named Charbonneau.

Within North Dakota, the name Charbonneau is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Charbonneau in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Charbonneau is located in Clackamas County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west of the Charbonneau that is located in McKenzie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Charbonneau.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charbonneau ...

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.

How Far From Charbonneau to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charbonneau and extending to:

  • Watford City, which is the Seat of McKenzie County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Charbonneau to Watford City, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Charbonneau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Charbonneau 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 Charbonneau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8532, Longitude: -103.7629    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.07 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.385 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.02 degrees.