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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 Manfred, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manfred 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 Manfred:
- 47.694724, -99.748178
- 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 Manfred
- 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Since Manfred is near Pierce County and also Sheridan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan 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 Manfred
Communities Also Named Manfred ...
We found one communities that are also named Manfred.
Within North Dakota, the name Manfred is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Manfred in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Montgomery County
- This Manfred is located in Montgomery County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Manfred that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Manfred.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manfred ...
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.
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Flora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flora is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Hamberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Josephine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Lincoln Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Valley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Valley
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Munster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Munster is located in Eddy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
How Far From Manfred 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 Manfred to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manfred and extending to:
- Fessenden, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Manfred to Bismarck, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Manfred) 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 Manfred 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 Manfred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6947, Longitude: -99.7482 In this case, the coordinates for Manfred have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.034 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.902 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.657 degrees. |
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