Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fort Clark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Clark and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Clark

• 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 Fort Clark:
  • 47.239995, -101.252099
  • 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 Fort Clark

• 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 Oliver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oliver County
  • Since Fort Clark is near Mercer County and also McLean 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 McLean 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 Fort Clark

Communities Also Named Fort Clark ...

We found one communities that are also named Fort Clark.

Within North Dakota, the name Fort Clark is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Fort Clark in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Dare County
    • This Fort Clark is located in Dare County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fort Clark that is located in Oliver County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Fort Clark.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Clark ...

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.

• Bluegrass ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
• Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Center is located in Oliver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>
• Knife River Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
• Otter Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Otter Creek is located in Oliver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
• Pick City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pick City is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
• Price
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Price is located in Oliver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Still
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Still is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still
• Sweet Briar
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
• Turtle Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle Lake is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Lake <2>

How Far From Fort Clark to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Clark to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Center, which is the Seat of Oliver County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Clark to Bismarck, with an average speed<3> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'