Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Joe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Joe
- 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 Joe:
- 48.515238, -98.927355
- 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 Saint Joe
- 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 Ramsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Since Saint Joe is near Towner County and also Cavalier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Towner County
- eBird sighting report for Cavalier 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 Saint Joe ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Saint Joe.
Within North Dakota, the name Saint Joe is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Saint Joe is located in Benewah County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Joe that is located in Ramsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Saint Joe.
- Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Saint Joe [Kootenai County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Joe ...
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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Agate is located in Rolette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agate <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Agate
- From Saint Joe to Agate
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Devils Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Devils Lake
- From Saint Joe to Devils Lake
- Grand Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
- Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Harbor
- From Saint Joe to Grand Harbor
- Rocklake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklake
- Rocklake is located in Towner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklake <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rocklake
- From Saint Joe to Rocklake
- Starkweather
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkweather
- Starkweather is located in Ramsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkweather <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Starkweather
- From Saint Joe to Starkweather
- Sweetwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Ramsey County
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Saint Joe 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 Joe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Joe and extending to:
- Devils Lake, which is the Seat of Ramsey County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Joe to Devils Lake, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Joe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Joe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5152, Longitude: -98.9274 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Joe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Saint Joe 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Saint Joe 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 322.423 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.307 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.973 degrees. |