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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 Strasburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strasburg 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 Strasburg:
- 46.133046, -100.160671
- 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 Strasburg
- 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 Emmons County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmons County
- Since Strasburg is near Campbell County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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 Strasburg
Communities Also Named Strasburg ...
We found nine communities that are also named Strasburg.
Within North Dakota, the name Strasburg is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Strasburg is located in Adams County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Strasburg.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Strasburg is located in Shelby County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Strasburg.
- Michigan
- Monroe County
- This Strasburg is located in Monroe County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Strasburg.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Strasburg is located in Cass County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Strasburg.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Strasburg.
- Ontario
- This Strasburg lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the east of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Strasburg is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Strasburg.
- Virginia
- Shenandoah County
- This Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strasburg that is located in Emmons County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Strasburg.
- Wisconsin
- Langlade 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 Wisconsin community of Strasburg [Langlade County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strasburg ...
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.
- Cannon Ball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Emmons County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Greenway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Emmons County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Kenel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kenel is located in Corson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
- Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Pollock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Strasburg 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 city such as Strasburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strasburg and extending to:
- Linton, which is the Seat of Emmons County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strasburg to Linton, 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strasburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Strasburg 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> | 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 Strasburg 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 Strasburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1330, Longitude: -100.1607 In this case, the coordinates for Strasburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.038 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.243 degrees. |
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