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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 Kermit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kermit 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 Kermit:
- 48.903364, -103.046294
- 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 Kermit
- 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 Divide County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Divide County
- Since Kermit is near Burke County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Kermit
Communities Also Named Kermit ...
We found four communities that are also named Kermit.
Within North Dakota, the name Kermit is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt 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 New Mexico community of Kermit [Roosevelt County].
- Texas
- Winkler County
- This Kermit is located in Winkler County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<2> to the south of the Kermit that is located in Divide County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winkler County community of Kermit.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Kermit is located in Scott County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kermit that is located in Divide County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Kermit.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Kermit is located in Mingo County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kermit that is located in Divide County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Kermit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kermit ...
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.
- Bounty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bounty is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounty
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Juno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Lignite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Sevenmile Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
- Stampede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stampede is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
- Wildrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Kermit 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 Kermit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kermit and extending to:
- Crosby, which is the Seat of Divide County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kermit to Crosby, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Kermit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kermit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kermit 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 Kermit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9034, Longitude: -103.0463 In this case, the coordinates for Kermit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.54 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.898 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.368 degrees. |
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