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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 Kincaid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kincaid 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 Kincaid:
- 48.887255, -102.786843
- 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 Kincaid
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Kincaid is near Divide County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Divide 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 Kincaid
Communities Also Named Kincaid ...
We found ten communities that are also named Kincaid.
Within North Dakota, the name Kincaid is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Kincaid is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Kincaid.
- Georgia
- Chattooga 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 Georgia community of Kincaid [Chattooga County].
- Illinois
- Christian County
- This Kincaid is located in Christian County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Kincaid.
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Kincaid is located in Anderson County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Kincaid.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Kincaid [Rapides Parish].
- Mississippi
- Grenada County
- This Kincaid is located in Grenada County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Kincaid.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kincaid lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Kincaid is located in Monroe County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Kincaid.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- This Kincaid is located in Alleghany County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Kincaid.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Kincaid is located in Fayette County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kincaid.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kincaid ...
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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bounty is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounty
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Juno
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Kermit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lignite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Sevenmile Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
- Stampede
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stampede is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
How Far From Kincaid 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 Kincaid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kincaid and extending to:
- Bowbells, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kincaid to Bowbells, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,445 miles [2,325.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 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 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Kincaid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Kincaid 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> | 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 Kincaid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kincaid 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 Kincaid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8873, Longitude: -102.7868 In this case, the coordinates for Kincaid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.342 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.67 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.214 degrees. |
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