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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 Souris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Souris 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 Souris:
- 48.910294, -100.680984
- 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 Souris
- 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 Bottineau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bottineau County
- Since Souris is near McHenry County and also Rolette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rolette 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 Souris
Communities Also Named Souris ...
We found two communities that are also named Souris.
Within North Dakota, the name Souris is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Souris lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Souris that is located in Bottineau County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Souris lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east of the Souris that is located in Bottineau County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Souris ...
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.
- Antler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kelvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kelvin is located in Rolette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
- Kramer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maxbass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainside ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Overly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overly is located in Bottineau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Willow City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Souris to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Souris to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Souris and extending to:
- Bottineau, which is the Seat of Bottineau County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Souris to Bottineau, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). 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 1,356 miles [2,182.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Souris) 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 Souris 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 Souris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9103, Longitude: -100.6810 In this case, the coordinates for Souris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.93 degrees. |
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