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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 Dimock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dimock 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 Dimock:
- 48.649989, -97.446193
- 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 Dimock
- 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 Pembina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pembina County
- Since Dimock is near Walsh County and also Kittson 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 Kittson 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 Dimock
Communities Also Named Dimock ...
We found two communities that are also named Dimock.
Within North Dakota, the name Dimock is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Dimock is located in Susquehanna County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dimock that is located in Pembina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Dimock.
- South Dakota
- Hutchinson County
- This Dimock is located in Hutchinson County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south of the Dimock that is located in Pembina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Dimock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dimock ...
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.
- Cavalier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleece
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fleece is located in Pembina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleece
- Kellogg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kerry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerry is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
- Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Park River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robbin is located in Kittson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbin
How Far From Dimock 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 Dimock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Dimock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dimock and extending to:
- Cavalier, which is the Seat of Pembina County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dimock to Cavalier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 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 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Dimock) 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> | 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 Dimock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Dimock 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 Dimock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6500, Longitude: -97.4462 In this case, the coordinates for Dimock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.071 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.057 degrees. |
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