Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Huron City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huron City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Huron City
- 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 Huron City:
- 48.997210, -97.233675
- 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 Huron City
- 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 Pembina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pembina County
- Since Huron City is near Kittson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Kittson 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
Communities Also Named Huron City ...
We found one communities that share the name Huron City.
Within North Dakota, the name Huron City is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Huron City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Huron County
- This Huron City is located in Huron County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Huron City that is located in Pembina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Huron City.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huron City ...
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.
- Cavalier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
- Cavalier is located in Pembina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <3>
- Dominion City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion City
- Edenburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Fleece
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Green Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Sultan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Huron City 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 Huron City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Huron City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Huron City and extending to:
- Cavalier, which is the Seat of Pembina County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huron City to Cavalier, with an average speed<7> 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 most of a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,216 miles [1,957 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huron City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huron City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9972, Longitude: -97.2337 In this case, the coordinates for Huron City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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 Huron City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Huron City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.156 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.931 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.838 degrees. |