Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spotted Horn:
  • 47.713346, -102.706858
  • 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 Spotted Horn

• 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 McKenzie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKenzie County
  • Since Spotted Horn is near McLean County and also Dunn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Spotted Horn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spotted Horn ...

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.

• Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
• Four Bears Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
• Hawkeye
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Hawkeye is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
• Independance ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Independance is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
• Killdeer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Killdeer is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killdeer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killdeer <1>
• Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
• Medicine Hole
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Medicine Hole is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hole
• Shell Creek ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
• Twin Buttes
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spotted Horn and extending to:

• Watford City, which is the Seat of McKenzie County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spotted Horn to Watford City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,417 miles [2,280.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 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 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'