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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 Saint Benedict, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Benedict 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 Saint Benedict:
- 46.724409, -96.841473
- 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 Saint Benedict
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Saint Benedict is near Clay County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Saint Benedict
Communities Also Named Saint Benedict ...
We found seven communities that are also named Saint Benedict.
Within North Dakota, the name Saint Benedict is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kossuth County
- This Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Benedict that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Saint Benedict.
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Doniphan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Saint Benedict.
- Nemaha County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint Benedict [Nemaha County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Benedict that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Saint Benedict.
- Minnesota
- Scott County
- This Saint Benedict is located in Scott County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Benedict that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Saint Benedict.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Benedict that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Benedict.
- Saskatchewan
- This Saint Benedict lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Benedict that is located in Cass County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Benedict ...
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.
- Christine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frontier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Kindred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Oxbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Prairie Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wild Rice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
How Far From Saint Benedict 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 community such as Saint Benedict to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Benedict and extending to:
- Fargo, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Benedict to Fargo, with an average speed<4> 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Benedict) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Saint Benedict, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saint Benedict 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 Saint Benedict. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7244, Longitude: -96.8415 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Benedict have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.326 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.196 degrees. |
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