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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 Hurd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurd 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 Hurd:
- 48.646131, -101.217936
- 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 Hurd
- 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 Bottineau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bottineau County
- Since Hurd is near Renville County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Renville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward 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 Hurd
Communities Also Named Hurd ...
We found five communities that are also named Hurd.
Within North Dakota, the name Hurd is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hurd [Benton County].
- Louisiana
- Washington Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Hurd [Washington Parish].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Hurd is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<3> to the east of the Hurd that is located in Bottineau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Hurd.
- New Jersey
- Morris 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 Jersey community of Hurd [Morris County].
- New York
- Sullivan 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 York community of Hurd [Sullivan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurd ...
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.
- Antler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forfar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forfar is located in Bottineau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
- Glenburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Kramer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maxbass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rising ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
How Far From Hurd to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hurd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hurd and extending to:
- Bottineau, which is the Seat of Bottineau County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hurd to Bottineau, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,372 miles [2,208 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hurd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hurd 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hurd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hurd 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 Hurd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6461, Longitude: -101.2179 In this case, the coordinates for Hurd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.282 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.316 degrees. |
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