Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minot
- 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 Minot:
- 48.232420, -101.295972
- 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 Minot
- 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 Ward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Since Minot is near McHenry County and also Renville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Renville 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 Minot ...
We found four communities that share the name Minot.
Within North Dakota, the name Minot is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Montana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minot ...
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.
- Forfar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Glenburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenburn
- From Minot to Glenburn
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Lonetree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Lonetree is located in Ward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lonetree
- From Minot to Lonetree
- Rising ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Rising is located in McHenry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rising
- From Minot to Rising
- Voltaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voltaire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltaire
- Voltaire is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voltaire <4>
How Far From Minot 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 Minot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minot and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Minot to Bismarck, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Minot: www.web.ci.minot.nd.us/
The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2324, Longitude: -101.2960 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Minot 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 324.202 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.456 degrees. |