Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goldwin:
  • 47.148884, -99.201224
  • 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 Goldwin

• 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 Stutsman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stutsman County
  • Since Goldwin is near Foster County and also Kidder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Foster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kidder 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 Goldwin

Communities Also Named Goldwin ...

We found one communities that are also named Goldwin.

Within North Dakota, the name Goldwin is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Goldwin in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Goldwin lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east of the Goldwin that is located in Stutsman County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldwin ...

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
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Dover
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dover is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Fried
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Fried is located in Stutsman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fried
• Frontier Village
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
• Heaton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Heaton is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Jamestown
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Stutsman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
• Lake Williams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
• Spiritwood Lake
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people

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

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

• Jamestown, which is the Seat of Stutsman County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goldwin to Jamestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 southwest (WSW). 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 1,249 miles [2,010.1 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'