Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dazey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dazey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dazey
- 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 Dazey:
- 47.188045, -98.200929
- 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 Dazey
- 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 Barnes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barnes County
- Since Dazey is near Griggs County and also Steele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Griggs County
- eBird sighting report for Steele 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dazey ...
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.
- Fried
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Jessie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Jessie is located in Griggs County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessie <2>
- Karnak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Pillsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <2>
- Spiritwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood
- Spiritwood is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiritwood <2>
- Spiritwood Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
- Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Valley City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Valley City is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <2>
How Far From Dazey 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 Dazey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dazey and extending to:
- Valley City, which is the Seat of Barnes County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dazey to Valley City, with an average speed<4> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dazey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dazey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dazey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1880, Longitude: -98.2009 In this case, the coordinates for Dazey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dazey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.869 degrees. |