Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tolna:
  • 47.824998, -98.437880
  • 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 Tolna

• 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Since Tolna is near Eddy County and also Benson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eddy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benson 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 Tolna

Communities Also Named Tolna ...

We found one communities that are also named Tolna.

Within North Dakota, the name Tolna is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Tolna in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • York County
    • This Tolna is located in York County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tolna that is located in Nelson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Tolna.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolna ...

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.

• Devils Lake
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <2>
• Grace City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace City is located in Foster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <2>
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Jessie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jessie is located in Griggs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessie <2>
• Keith
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Keith is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Lakota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lakota is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakota <2>
• Michigan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan <2>
• Michigan City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

How Far From Tolna to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Tolna to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lakota, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tolna to Lakota, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'