Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colgan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colgan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colgan
- 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 Colgan:
- 48.948366, -103.628253
- 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 Colgan
- 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 Divide County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Divide County
- Since Colgan is near Sheridan County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Colgan ...
We found one communities that share the name Colgan.
Within North Dakota, the name Colgan is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Colgan in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Colgan lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the east of the Colgan that is located in Divide County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colgan ...
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.
- Bounty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Comertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
- Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
- Hanks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
- Hanks is located in Williams County
- Juno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Kermit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Maxim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Ratcliffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Tribune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Wildrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildrose <4>
How Far From Colgan 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 Colgan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colgan and extending to:
- Crosby, which is the Seat of Divide County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Colgan to Crosby, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colgan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colgan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colgan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9484, Longitude: -103.6283 In this case, the coordinates for Colgan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colgan 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 325.986 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.411 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.715 degrees. |