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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 Mandan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mandan 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 Mandan:
- 46.829438, -100.888187
- 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 Mandan
- 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 Morton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton County
- Since Mandan is near Burleigh County and also Oliver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oliver 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 Mandan
Communities Also Named Mandan ...
We found one communities that are also named Mandan.
Within North Dakota, the name Mandan is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Mandan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Keweenaw County
- This Mandan is located in Keweenaw County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mandan that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Mandan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mandan ...
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.
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Hay Creek Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hay Creek Court is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek Court
- Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Park is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Park is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
- Pierce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Rock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Haven is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Sunny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunny is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny
How Far From Mandan 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 city such as Mandan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mandan and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mandan to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mandan) 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 Mandan 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 Mandan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8294, Longitude: -100.8882 In this case, the coordinates for Mandan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.758 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.52 degrees. |
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