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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 Crystal Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs:
    • 46.878304, -99.476395
    • 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 Crystal Springs
  • 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 Crystal Springs ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Crystal Springs.

Within North Dakota, the name Crystal Springs is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Alberta
      • This Crystal Springs lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Garland County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Crystal Springs.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Crystal Springs [Montgomery County].
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Crystal Springs [Nevada County].
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Crystal Springs.
      • Floyd County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Crystal Springs.
      • Henry County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Henry County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Harper County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the south of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Crystal Springs [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Crystal Springs [Bristol County].
    • Mississippi
      • Copiah County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • Although located in McDonald County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Stark County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Ontario
      • This Crystal Springs lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the east of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Forest County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Forest County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Crystal Springs.
      • Huntingdon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Crystal Springs [Huntingdon County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Crystal Springs lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Crystal Springs.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Crystal Springs.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crystal Springs that is located in Kidder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Crystal Springs.
      • Wood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Crystal Springs [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Springs ...

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.

  • Lake Williams
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
    • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
  • Napoleon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
  • Streeter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <5>

How Far From Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Steele, which is the Seat of Kidder County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Springs to Steele, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Springs. 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' (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- Crystal Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8783, Longitude: -99.4764    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Crystal Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Crystal Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Crystal Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.821 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.562 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.683 degrees.




 

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