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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 Eagle Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest:
    • 46.852506, -101.924325
    • 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 Eagle Nest
  • 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 Eagle Nest ...

We found eight communities that share the name Eagle Nest.

Within North Dakota, the name Eagle Nest is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Coconino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Eagle Nest [Coconino County].
    • Idaho
      • Valley County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Valley County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the west of the Eagle Nest that is located in Morton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Eagle Nest.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Morton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Eagle Nest.
    • Michigan
      • Keweenaw County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the east of the Eagle Nest that is located in Morton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Eagle Nest.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Morton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Eagle Nest.
      • McKinley County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the south southwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Morton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Eagle Nest.
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<2> to the east of the Eagle Nest that is located in Morton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Eagle Nest.
    • Texas
      • Val Verde County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Eagle Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Nest ...

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.

  • Antelope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antelope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Stark County
  • Bluegrass ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
    • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
  • Golden Valley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <6>
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Otter Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Oliver County
  • Zap
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
    • Zap is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <6>

How Far From Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mandan, which is the Seat of Morton County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Nest to Mandan, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Nest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morton County: www.co.morton.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Eagle Nest 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8525, Longitude: -101.9243       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Eagle Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Eagle Nest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.652 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.651 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.124 degrees.




 

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