Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sawyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawyer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sawyer
- 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 Sawyer:
- 48.089454, -101.054321
- 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 Sawyer
- 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 Ward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Since Sawyer is near McHenry County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for McLean 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 Sawyer ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Sawyer.
Within North Dakota, the name Sawyer is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This Sawyer is located in Cibola County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sawyer that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Sawyer.
- Valencia County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Valencia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Sawyer.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Sawyer is located in Allegany County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sawyer that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Sawyer.
- Niagara County
- This Sawyer is located in Niagara County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km] to the east of the Sawyer that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sawyer.
- Orleans County
- This Sawyer is located in Orleans County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km] to the east of the Sawyer that is located in Ward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sawyer.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawyer ...
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.
- Glenburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <4>
- Lonetree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Lonetree is located in Ward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <4>
- Rising ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Rising is located in McHenry County
- Voltaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voltaire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltaire
- Voltaire is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voltaire <4>
How Far From Sawyer 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 city such as Sawyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sawyer and extending to:
- Minot, which is the Seat of Ward County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sawyer to Minot, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sawyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sawyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0895, Longitude: -101.0543 In this case, the coordinates for Sawyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sawyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sawyer 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. |
| <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 Sawyer 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 324.018 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.071 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.343 degrees. |