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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 Montpelier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montpelier and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Montpelier:
    • 46.699430, -98.587254
    • 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 Montpelier
  • 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 Montpelier ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Montpelier.

Within North Dakota, the name Montpelier is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Stanislaus County
      • This Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Montpelier.
    • Georgia
      • Baldwin County
      • This Montpelier is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Montpelier.
      • Bibb County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Montpelier [Bibb County].
    • Idaho
      • Bear Lake County
      • This Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Montpelier.
    • Indiana
      • Blackford County
      • This Montpelier is located in Blackford County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blackford County community of Montpelier.
    • Iowa
      • Muscatine County
      • This Montpelier is located in Muscatine County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscatine County community of Montpelier.
    • Kentucky
      • Adair County
      • This Montpelier is located in Adair County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Montpelier.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Helena Parish
      • This Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Helena Parish community of Montpelier.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Montpelier is located in Knox County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the east of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Montpelier.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Montpelier is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Montpelier.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Montpelier is located in Clay County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Montpelier.
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Montpelier [Richmond County].
    • Ohio
      • Williams County
      • This Montpelier is located in Williams County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Montpelier.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Montpelier is located in Washington County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the east of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Montpelier.
    • Virginia
      • Charles City County
      • This Montpelier is located in Charles City County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Montpelier.
      • Hanover County
      • This Montpelier is located in Hanover County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the east southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Montpelier.
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Montpelier [Orange County].
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Montpelier is located in Harrison County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montpelier that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Montpelier.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montpelier ...

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.

  • Bloom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
    • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
  • Dickey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frontier Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
  • Homer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Stutsman County
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
    • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spiritwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Montpelier 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 Montpelier to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montpelier and extending to:

  • Jamestown, which is the Seat of Stutsman County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Montpelier to Jamestown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montpelier. 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 '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- Montpelier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montpelier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6994, Longitude: -98.5873    
<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 Montpelier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Montpelier 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Montpelier to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.16 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.786 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.208 degrees.




 

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