RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Dakota >> Ward County >> Hartland >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Dakota


The Commemorative Quarter for North Dakota







Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hartland:
    • 48.399461, -101.820440
    • 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 Hartland
  • 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 Hartland ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Hartland.

Within North Dakota, the name Hartland is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Hartland is located in Tulare County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Hartland.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Hartland is located in Hartford County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hartland.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hartland [Brevard County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Hartland is located in McHenry County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Hartland.
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Hartland [Marshall County].
    • Kansas
      • Kearny County
      • This Hartland is located in Kearny County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the south of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Hartland.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Hartland is located in Somerset County and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hartland.
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Hartland is located in Livingston County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Hartland.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This Hartland is located in Freeborn County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Hartland.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hartland lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Hartland [Grafton County].
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Hartland is located in Niagara County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hartland.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Hartland is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Hartland.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This Hartland is located in Huron County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Hartland.
    • Texas
      • Brooks County
      • This Hartland is located in Brooks County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Hartland.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Hartland is located in Windsor County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Hartland.
    • Washington
      • Klickitat County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Hartland [Klickitat County].
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Hartland is located in Clay County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hartland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Hartland is located in Waukesha County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartland that is located in Ward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Hartland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartland ...

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.

  • Donnybrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forfar
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forfar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
    • Forfar is located in Bottineau County
  • Glenburn
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Greene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Renville County
  • Lonetree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lostwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lostwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostwood
    • Lostwood is located in Mountrail County
  • Norma
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Norma is located in Renville County
  • Prairie Junction
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
    • Prairie Junction is located in Mountrail County
  • Stanley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Minot, which is the Seat of Ward County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hartland to Minot, with an average speed<5> 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hartland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3995, Longitude: -101.8204       In this case, the coordinates for Hartland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hartland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hartland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.601 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.771 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.734 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024