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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 Fryburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fryburg 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 Fryburg:
    • 46.870730, -103.303697
    • 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 Fryburg
  • 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 Billings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Billings County
    • Since Fryburg is near Stark County and also Golden Valley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Golden Valley 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 Fryburg

Communities Also Named Fryburg ...

We found three communities that are also named Fryburg.

Within North Dakota, the name Fryburg is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Fryburg is located in Auglaize County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fryburg that is located in Billings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Fryburg.
      • Holmes County
      • This Fryburg is located in Holmes County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km] to the east southeast of the Fryburg that is located in Billings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Fryburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Fryburg is located in Clarion County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fryburg that is located in Billings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Fryburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fryburg ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • New England
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rider
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rider is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
  • Sentinel Butte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Six Mile Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Six Mile Corner is located in Billings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Corner

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

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

  • Medora, which is the Seat of Billings County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fryburg to Medora, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 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- Fryburg) 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 Fryburg 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 Fryburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8707, Longitude: -103.3037    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.695 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.848 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.937 degrees.