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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 Hay Creek Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hay Creek Court 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 Hay Creek Court:
- 46.850000, -100.758611
- 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 Hay Creek Court
- 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 Burleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleigh County
- Since Hay Creek Court is near Morton County and also Oliver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oliver 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 Hay Creek Court
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hay Creek Court ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Park is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Park is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
- Pierce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Rock Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Haven is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
How Far From Hay Creek Court 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 community such as Hay Creek Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hay Creek Court and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the Seat of Burleigh County, lies just to the South.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hay Creek Court to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hay Creek Court) 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 Hay Creek Court 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 Hay Creek Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8500, Longitude: -100.7586 In this case, the coordinates for Hay Creek Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.65 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.439 degrees. |
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