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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 Logan Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Logan Center 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 Logan Center:
- 47.802769, -97.818423
- 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 Logan Center
- 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 Grand Forks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks County
- Since Logan Center is near Nelson County and also Steele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steele 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 Logan Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Logan Center ...
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.
- Fordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Honeyford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honeyford is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyford
- Jessie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Kelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lakota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Logan Center to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Logan Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Logan Center and extending to:
- Grand Forks, which is the Seat of Grand Forks County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Logan Center to Grand Forks, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logan Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Logan Center 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 Logan Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8028, Longitude: -97.8184 In this case, the coordinates for Logan Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.494 degrees. |
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