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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 Gackle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gackle 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 Gackle:
- 46.626367, -99.141776
- 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 Gackle
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Gackle is near LaMoure County and also Stutsman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaMoure County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stutsman 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 Gackle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gackle ...
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.
- Crystal Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Frontier Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Streeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Gackle 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 city such as Gackle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gackle and extending to:
- Napoleon, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gackle to Napoleon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gackle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gackle 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 Gackle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6264, Longitude: -99.1418 In this case, the coordinates for Gackle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.546 degrees. |
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