Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Six Mile Corner:
  • 46.980569, -103.190733
  • 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 Six Mile 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 Billings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Billings County
  • Since Six Mile Corner is near Stark County and also Dunn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • eBird sighting report for Dunn 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 Six Mile Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Six Mile Corner.

Within North Dakota, the name Six Mile Corner is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Six Mile Corner in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Six Mile Corner lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Six Mile Corner that is located in Billings County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Mile 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.

• Fryburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
• Rider
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rider have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
  • Rider is located in Golden Valley County
• Sentinel Butte
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
  • Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <3>

How Far From Six Mile 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 Six Mile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Medora, which is the Seat of Billings County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Six Mile Corner to Medora, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Mile Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/