Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rugby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rugby and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rugby
- 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 Rugby:
- 48.368675, -99.996117
- 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 Rugby
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Rugby is near Benson County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benson County
- eBird sighting report for McHenry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rugby ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Rugby.
Within North Dakota, the name Rugby is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Rugby is located in Bartholomew County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rugby that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Rugby.
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rugby [Saint Joseph County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Morgan County
- This Rugby is located in Morgan County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rugby that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rugby.
- Shelby County
- This Rugby is located in Shelby County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the south southeast of the Rugby that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Rugby.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Rugby is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rugby that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Rugby.
- Grayson County
- This Rugby is located in Grayson County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km] to the southeast of the Rugby that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Rugby.
- Roanoke City
- This Rugby is located in Roanoke City and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km] to the east southeast of the Rugby that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Rugby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rugby ...
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.
- Agate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Agate is located in Rolette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agate <4>
- Overly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
- Shell Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
- Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
- Towner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
- Towner is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towner <4>
- Willow City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
- Willow City is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <4>
How Far From Rugby to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Rugby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rugby and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rugby to Bismarck, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rugby: www.cityofrugby.com/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rugby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rugby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3687, Longitude: -99.9961 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rugby 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rugby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Rugby 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 323.224 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.20 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.646 degrees. |