Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spiritwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spiritwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spiritwood
- 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 Spiritwood:
- 46.935964, -98.495418
- 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 Spiritwood
- 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 Stutsman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stutsman County
- Since Spiritwood is near Barnes County and also LaMoure County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barnes County
- eBird sighting report for LaMoure 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 Spiritwood ...
We found one communities that share the name Spiritwood.
Within North Dakota, the name Spiritwood is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Spiritwood in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Spiritwood lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spiritwood that is located in Stutsman County.
- Saskatchewan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spiritwood ...
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.
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fried
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Frontier Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Stutsman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
- Jamestown Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
- Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
- Spiritwood Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
- Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
How Far From Spiritwood 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 Spiritwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spiritwood and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Stutsman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Spiritwood to Jamestown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spiritwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spiritwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spiritwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9360, Longitude: -98.4954 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Spiritwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.10 degrees. |