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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 Stiles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stiles 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 Stiles:
    • 46.075237, -97.052586
    • 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 Stiles
  • 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 Stiles ...

We found nine communities that share the name Stiles.

Within North Dakota, the name Stiles is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Davis County
      • This Stiles is located in Davis County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stiles that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Stiles.
    • Kentucky
      • Nelson County
      • This Stiles is located in Nelson County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stiles that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Stiles.
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stiles [Newaygo County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stiles [Oakland County].
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Stiles is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the east of the Stiles that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Stiles.
    • North Carolina
      • Macon County
      • This Stiles is located in Macon County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stiles that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Stiles.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Stiles is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stiles that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Stiles.
    • Texas
      • Reagan County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Stiles [Reagan County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Stiles is located in Oconto County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the east of the Stiles that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Stiles.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stiles ...

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.

  • Barney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <5>
  • Childs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Dwight
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Dwight is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Great Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
    • Great Bend is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <5>
  • Hammer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
    • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
  • Hillhead
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Ransom City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
    • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
  • Rutland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>

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

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

  • Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stiles to Wahpeton, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stiles. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stiles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stiles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0752, Longitude: -97.0526       In this case, the coordinates for Stiles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Stiles could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stiles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Stiles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.026 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.414 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.475 degrees.









 

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