Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McLeod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLeod and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McLeod
- 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 McLeod:
- 46.393699, -97.299174
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McLeod
- 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 Ransom County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ransom County
- Since McLeod is near Sargent County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sargent County
- eBird sighting report for Richland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McLeod ...
We found seven communities that share the name McLeod.
Within North Dakota, the name McLeod is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This McLeod lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the McLeod that is located in Ransom County.
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of McLeod [Missoula County].
- Sweet Grass County
- This McLeod is located in Sweet Grass County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west of the McLeod that is located in Ransom County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweet Grass County community of McLeod.
- Oregon
- Texas
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near McLeod ...
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.
- Barney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <4>
- Buttzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
- Buttzville is located in Ransom County
- Kindred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
- Kindred is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <4>
- Leonard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <4>
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Ransom County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Power
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Ransom City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Rutland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Sargent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <4>
How Far From McLeod 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 McLeod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McLeod and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Ransom County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McLeod to Lisbon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLeod. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- McLeod) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLeod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3937, Longitude: -97.2992 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McLeod could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McLeod to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.663 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.539 degrees. |