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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 Niobe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niobe 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 Niobe:
- 48.689083, -102.215694
- 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 Niobe
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Since Niobe is near Burke County and also Renville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Niobe
Communities Also Named Niobe ...
We found one communities that are also named Niobe.
Within North Dakota, the name Niobe is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Niobe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Niobe is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Niobe that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Niobe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niobe ...
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.
- Bowbells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Donnybrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Lignite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lostwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lostwood is located in Mountrail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostwood
- Norma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powers Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sevenmile Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
How Far From Niobe 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 Niobe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niobe and extending to:
- Minot, which is the Seat of Ward County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Niobe to Minot, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 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- Niobe) 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 Niobe 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 Niobe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6891, Longitude: -102.2157 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.149 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.91 degrees. |
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