Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oberon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oberon and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oberon

• 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 Oberon:
  • 47.923888, -99.205685
  • 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 Oberon

• 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 Benson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benson County
  • Since Oberon is near Eddy County and also Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eddy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wells 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 Oberon

Communities Also Named Oberon ...

We found one communities that are also named Oberon.

Within North Dakota, the name Oberon is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Oberon in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Oberon lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the north of the Oberon that is located in Benson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oberon ...

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.

• Comstock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Comstock is located in Benson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
• Devils Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <2>
• Divide
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Divide is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Flora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Flora is located in Benson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Grand Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
• Hamberg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <2>
• Josephine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Josephine is located in Benson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Munster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Munster is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster

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

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

• Minnewaukan, which is the Seat of Benson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oberon to Minnewaukan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'