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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 Sevenmile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sevenmile Corner 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 Sevenmile Corner:
- 48.894476, -102.546004
- 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 Sevenmile Corner
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Sevenmile Corner is near Ward County and also Divide County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Divide 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 Sevenmile Corner
Communities Also Named Sevenmile Corner ...
We found three communities that are also named Sevenmile Corner.
Within North Dakota, the name Sevenmile Corner is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Sevenmile Corner is located in Bryan County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sevenmile Corner that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Sevenmile Corner.
- South Dakota
- Jackson County
- This Sevenmile Corner is located in Jackson County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the south of the Sevenmile Corner that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sevenmile Corner.
- Texas
- Upton County
- This Sevenmile Corner is located in Upton County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the south of the Sevenmile Corner that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upton County community of Sevenmile Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sevenmile Corner ...
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.
- Bowbells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kermit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lignite
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Portal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Stampede
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stampede is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
How Far From Sevenmile Corner 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 Sevenmile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sevenmile Corner and extending to:
- Bowbells, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sevenmile Corner to Bowbells, with an average speed<3> 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sevenmile Corner) 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 Sevenmile Corner 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 Sevenmile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8945, Longitude: -102.5460 In this case, the coordinates for Sevenmile Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.065 degrees. |
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