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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 Cogswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cogswell 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 Cogswell:
- 46.106638, -97.783494
- 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 Cogswell
- 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 Sargent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sargent County
- Since Cogswell is near Ransom County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ransom County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Cogswell
Communities Also Named Cogswell ...
We found one communities that are also named Cogswell.
Within North Dakota, the name Cogswell is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Cogswell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Rowan County
- This Cogswell is located in Rowan County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cogswell that is located in Sargent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Cogswell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cogswell ...
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.
- Crete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crete is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Glover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Cogswell 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 Cogswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cogswell and extending to:
- Forman, which is the Seat of Sargent County, lies just to the East.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cogswell to Bismarck, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cogswell) 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 Cogswell 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 Cogswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1066, Longitude: -97.7835 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.561 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.884 degrees. |
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