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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fort Clark ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- North Carolina
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
- Bluegrass is located in Morton County
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Oliver County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
- Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
- Otter Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Oliver County
- Pick City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
- Pick City is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Still
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Sweet Briar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Briar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
- Turtle Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in McLean County
- 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, 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Clark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
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- Fort Clark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Clark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2400, Longitude: -101.2521 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Clark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fort Clark to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.647 degrees. |