Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sydney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sydney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sydney
- 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 Sydney:
- 46.730815, -98.769826
- 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 Sydney
- 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 Sydney is near LaMoure County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaMoure County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Sydney ...
We found four communities that share the name Sydney.
Within North Dakota, the name Sydney is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Nova Scotia
- This Sydney lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sydney that is located in Stutsman County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sydney ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Dickey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Dickey is located in LaMoure County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickey <3>
- Fried
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Frontier Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
- Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in LaMoure County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Spiritwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood
- Spiritwood is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiritwood <3>
How Far From Sydney 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 Sydney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sydney and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Stutsman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sydney to Jamestown, with an average speed<4> 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 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sydney. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sydney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sydney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7308, Longitude: -98.7698 In this case, the coordinates for Sydney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sydney 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 322.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.944 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.306 degrees. |