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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 Englevale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Englevale 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 Englevale:
- 46.392746, -97.913434
- 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 Englevale
- 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 Ransom County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ransom County
- Since Englevale is near LaMoure County and also Sargent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaMoure County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sargent 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 Englevale
Communities Also Named Englevale ...
We found one communities that are also named Englevale.
Within North Dakota, the name Englevale is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Englevale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Englevale is located in Crawford County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Englevale that is located in Ransom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Englevale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Englevale ...
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.
- Buttzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buttzville is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
- Crete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crete is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Fort Ransom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in LaMoure County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kathryn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Englevale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Englevale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Englevale and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Ransom County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Englevale to Lisbon, with an average speed<3> 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Englevale) 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> | 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 Englevale 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 Englevale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3927, Longitude: -97.9134 In this case, the coordinates for Englevale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.177 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.891 degrees. |
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