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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 Hankinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hankinson 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 Hankinson:
- 46.071288, -96.902101
- 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 Hankinson
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Hankinson is near Roberts County and also Wilkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roberts County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkin 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 Hankinson
Communities Also Named Hankinson ...
We found two communities that are also named Hankinson.
Within North Dakota, the name Hankinson is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Claiborne County
- This Hankinson is located in Claiborne County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hankinson that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Hankinson.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Hankinson is located in Aiken County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hankinson that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Hankinson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hankinson ...
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.
- Barney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Childs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dwight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Great Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- Hillhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
How Far From Hankinson 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 city such as Hankinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hankinson and extending to:
- Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hankinson to Wahpeton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 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- Hankinson) 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 Hankinson 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 Hankinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0713, Longitude: -96.9021 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.39 degrees. |
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