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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 Hensler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hensler 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 Hensler:
- 47.259863, -101.084527
- 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 Hensler
- 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 Oliver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oliver County
- Since Hensler is near McLean County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Hensler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hensler ...
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.
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knife River Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
- Otter Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Oliver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Pick City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Oliver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Rock Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Haven is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Still
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Still is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still
- Turtle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Hensler 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 Hensler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hensler and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Oliver County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hensler to Center, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hensler) 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 Hensler 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 Hensler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2599, Longitude: -101.0845 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.029 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.543 degrees. |
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