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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 Erie Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erie Junction 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 Erie Junction:
- 47.093312, -97.384533
- 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 Erie Junction
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Erie Junction is near Traill County and also Steele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Traill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steele 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 Erie Junction
Communities Also Named Erie Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Erie Junction.
Within North Dakota, the name Erie Junction is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Erie Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Erie Junction that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Erie Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Erie Junction ...
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.
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Page
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Erie Junction 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 Erie Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Erie Junction and extending to:
- Fargo, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Erie Junction to Fargo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,168 miles [1,879.7 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 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Erie Junction) 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 Erie Junction 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 Erie Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0933, Longitude: -97.3845 In this case, the coordinates for Erie Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.418 degrees. |
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