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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 Lignite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lignite 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 Lignite:
- 48.876977, -102.564060
- 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 Lignite
- 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 Lignite is near Ward County and also Divide County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Divide 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 Lignite
Communities Also Named Lignite ...
We found four communities that are also named Lignite.
Within North Dakota, the name Lignite is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Lignite lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lignite that is located in Burke County.
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- This Lignite is located in Saline County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lignite that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Lignite.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Lignite is located in Bonner County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lignite that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Lignite.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Lignite is located in Botetourt County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lignite that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Lignite.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lignite ...
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.
- Bowbells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Portal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Sevenmile Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
- Stampede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stampede is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
How Far From Lignite 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 city such as Lignite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lignite and extending to:
- Bowbells, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lignite to Bowbells, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 165 miles [265.5 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 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lignite) 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 Lignite 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 Lignite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8770, Longitude: -102.5641 In this case, the coordinates for Lignite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.172 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.475 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.08 degrees. |
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