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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fryburg
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fryburg ...
We found three communities that share the name Fryburg.
Within North Dakota, the name Fryburg is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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
- Ohio
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) - New England
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Hettinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New England <3>
- Rider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Sentinel Butte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
- Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <3>
- Six Mile Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Corner
- Six Mile Corner is located in Billings County
How Far From Fryburg 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fryburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Fryburg) to Point B.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 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.695 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.848 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.937 degrees. |