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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 Dahlen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dahlen 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 Dahlen:
- 48.158050, -97.929540
- 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 Dahlen
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Dahlen is near Walsh County and also Grand Forks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walsh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks 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 Dahlen
Communities Also Named Dahlen ...
We found six communities that are also named Dahlen.
Within North Dakota, the name Dahlen is unique.
Beyond North Dakota.
While we haven't found any other communities named Dahlen in either the United States or Canada, we know of six communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Germany
- - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Distance: 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dahlen
- - Saxony-Anhalt
- Distance: 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dahlen
- - Saxony-Anhalt
- Distance: 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dahlen
- - Brandenburg
- Distance: 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dahlen
- - Saxony
- Distance: 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dahlen
- - Rheinland-Pfalz
- Distance: 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dahlen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dahlen ...
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.
- Fordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Honeyford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Honeyford is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyford
- Johnstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Kerry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kerry is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
- Lakota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Park River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Dahlen 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 Dahlen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dahlen and extending to:
- Lakota, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dahlen to Lakota, with an average speed<3> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dahlen) 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 Dahlen 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 Dahlen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1581, Longitude: -97.9295 In this case, the coordinates for Dahlen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.47 degrees. |
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