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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 Crocus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crocus 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 Crocus:
- 48.708895, -99.161527
- 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 Crocus
- 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 Crocus is near Cavalier County and also Rolette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cavalier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rolette 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 Crocus
Communities Also Named Crocus ...
We found two communities that are also named Crocus.
Within North Dakota, the name Crocus 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
- Adair County
- This Crocus is located in Adair County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crocus that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Crocus.
- Manitoba
- This Crocus lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Crocus that is located in Towner County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crocus ...
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 west)
- Badger Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Crystal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rocklake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starkweather
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Crocus to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crocus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crocus and extending to:
- Cando, which is the Seat of Towner County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Crocus to Cando, with an average speed<3> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crocus) 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 Crocus 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 Crocus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7089, Longitude: -99.1615 In this case, the coordinates for Crocus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.065 degrees. |
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