Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Silverleaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverleaf and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Silverleaf

• 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 Silverleaf:
  • 46.014045, -98.380999
  • 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 Silverleaf

• 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 Dickey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickey County
  • Since Silverleaf is near Brown County and also Sargent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sargent 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 Silverleaf

Communities Also Named Silverleaf ...

We found one communities that are also named Silverleaf.

Within North Dakota, the name Silverleaf is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Silverleaf in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Livingston County
    • This Silverleaf is located in Livingston County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Silverleaf that is located in Dickey County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Silverleaf.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverleaf ...

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.

• Berlin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berlin
  • From Silverleaf to Berlin
• Crete
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Crete is located in Sargent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
• Ellendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ellendale is located in Dickey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
• Frederick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederick is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frederick
  • From Silverleaf to Frederick
• Frisby ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frisby is located in Clark County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
• Glover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Glover is located in Dickey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glover
  • From Silverleaf to Glover
• Independence
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in LaMoure County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in Dickey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone

How Far From Silverleaf 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 Silverleaf to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silverleaf and extending to:

• Ellendale, which is the Seat of Dickey County, lies just to the West.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Silverleaf to Bismarck, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'