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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 East Dunseith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Dunseith 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 East Dunseith:
- 48.865558, -100.016798
- 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 East Dunseith
- 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 Rolette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rolette County
- Since East Dunseith is near Bottineau County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bottineau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 East Dunseith
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Dunseith ...
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.
- Agate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelvin is located in Rolette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
- Lena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lyonshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainside ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overly is located in Bottineau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Shell Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
- Willow City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From East Dunseith 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 East Dunseith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Dunseith and extending to:
- Rolla, which is the Seat of Rolette County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Dunseith to Rolla, 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 five to six hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,326 miles [2,134 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Dunseith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 East Dunseith 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 East Dunseith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8656, Longitude: -100.0168 In this case, the coordinates for East Dunseith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.54 degrees. |
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