Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hirschville

• 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 Hirschville:
  • 47.068065, -102.563796
  • 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 Hirschville

• 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 Dunn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Dunn County
  • Since Hirschville is near Stark County and also Morton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • eBird sighting report for Morton 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hirschville ...

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.

• Antelope
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antelope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Stark County
• Dodge
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
• Golden Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
  • Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <2>
• Hebron
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
• Killdeer
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killdeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killdeer
  • Killdeer is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killdeer <2>
• Marshall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
• Medicine Hole
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hole
  • Medicine Hole is located in Dunn County
• Six Mile Corner
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Corner
  • Six Mile Corner is located in Billings County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hirschville and extending to:

• Manning, which is the Seat of Dunn County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hirschville to Manning, with an average speed<5> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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