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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 Noonan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noonan 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 Noonan:
- 48.888524, -103.008537
- 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 Noonan
- 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 Divide County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Divide County
- Since Noonan is near Burke County and also Williams 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 Williams 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 Noonan
Communities Also Named Noonan ...
We found two communities that are also named Noonan.
Within North Dakota, the name Noonan is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Noonan lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east of the Noonan that is located in Divide County.
- Texas
- Medina County
- This Noonan is located in Medina County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the south of the Noonan that is located in Divide County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Noonan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noonan ...
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.
- Bounty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bounty is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounty
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Juno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Kermit
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kermit is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lignite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stampede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stampede is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
- Wildrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Noonan 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 city such as Noonan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noonan and extending to:
- Crosby, which is the Seat of Divide County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Noonan to Crosby, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,454 miles [2,340 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Noonan) 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 Noonan 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 Noonan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8885, Longitude: -103.0085 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.349 degrees. |
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