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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 Grandin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandin 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 Grandin:
- 47.236089, -97.002584
- 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 Grandin
- 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 Traill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Traill County
- Since Grandin is near Cass County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Grandin
Communities Also Named Grandin ...
We found five communities that are also named Grandin.
There is one other community in North Dakota that is also named Grandin.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Dakota ...
- Cass County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Grandin.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Grandin is located in Putnam County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grandin that is located in Traill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Grandin.
- Missouri
- Carter County
- This Grandin is located in Carter County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Grandin that is located in Traill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Grandin.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Grandin is located in Hunterdon County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grandin that is located in Traill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Grandin.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Grandin is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grandin that is located in Traill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Grandin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandin ...
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.
- Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Prosper
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prosper is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
How Far From Grandin 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 Grandin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grandin and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Traill County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grandin to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grandin) 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 Grandin 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 Grandin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2361, Longitude: -97.0026 In this case, the coordinates for Grandin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.996 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.527 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.161 degrees. |
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