|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kloten, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kloten 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 Kloten:
- 47.716105, -98.075375
- 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 Kloten
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Kloten is near Steele County and also Grand Forks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steele County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks 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 Kloten
Communities Also Named Kloten ...
We found one communities that are also named Kloten.
Within North Dakota, the name Kloten is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Kloten in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Kloten is located in Calumet County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kloten that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Kloten.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kloten ...
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.
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Jessie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Karnak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Karnak is located in Griggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
- Lakota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Michigan City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Michigan City is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
How Far From Kloten 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 Kloten to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kloten and extending to:
- Lakota, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kloten to Lakota, with an average speed<3> 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,214 miles [1,953.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Kloten) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kloten 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 Kloten. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7161, Longitude: -98.0754 In this case, the coordinates for Kloten have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.667 degrees. |
|
|