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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 Hurdsfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurdsfield 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 Hurdsfield:
- 47.447774, -99.930399
- 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 Hurdsfield
- 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Since Hurdsfield is near Sheridan County and also Kidder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kidder 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 Hurdsfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurdsfield ...
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.
- Arena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hamberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Heaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heaton is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Lake Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
- Lincoln Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Valley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Valley
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hurdsfield 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 city such as Hurdsfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hurdsfield and extending to:
- Fessenden, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hurdsfield to Fessenden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 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- Hurdsfield) 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 Hurdsfield 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 Hurdsfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4478, Longitude: -99.9304 In this case, the coordinates for Hurdsfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.821 degrees. |
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