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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 Emmet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emmet 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 Emmet:
    • 47.646391, -101.653499
    • 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 Emmet
  • 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
    • Since Emmet is near Mercer County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ward 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 Emmet

Communities Also Named Emmet ...

We found six communities that are also named Emmet.

Within North Dakota, the name Emmet is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Emmet is located in Nevada County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Emmet that is located in McLean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Emmet.
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emmet [Wyandotte County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Emmet [Marquette County].
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This Emmet is located in Holt County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Emmet that is located in McLean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Emmet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Emmet [Elk County].
    • South Dakota
      • Union County
      • This Emmet is located in Union County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emmet that is located in McLean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Emmet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emmet ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
  • Knife River Village
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
  • Pick City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pick City is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Prairie Junction
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Junction is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
  • Red Butte ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
  • Roseglen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Zap
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zap is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <3>

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

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

  • Washburn, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emmet to Washburn, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,369 miles [2,203.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Emmet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Emmet 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Emmet 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 Emmet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6464, Longitude: -101.6535       In this case, the coordinates for Emmet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.464 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.528 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.798 degrees.