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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 Renville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Renville 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 Renville:
- 48.763077, -101.300160
- 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 Renville
- 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 Bottineau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bottineau County
- Since Renville is near Renville County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Renville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward 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 Renville
Communities Also Named Renville ...
We found one communities that are also named Renville.
Within North Dakota, the name Renville is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Renville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- This Renville is located in Renville County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Renville that is located in Bottineau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Renville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Renville ...
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.
- Antler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forfar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forfar is located in Bottineau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
- Glenburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Kramer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maxbass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
How Far From Renville 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 Renville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Renville and extending to:
- Bottineau, which is the Seat of Bottineau County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Renville to Bottineau, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south (S). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 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- Renville) 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 Renville 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 Renville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7631, Longitude: -101.3002 In this case, the coordinates for Renville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.21 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.339 degrees. |
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