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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 Towner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Towner 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 Towner:
- 48.347171, -100.405157
- 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 Towner
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Towner is near Pierce County and also Bottineau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bottineau 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 Towner
Communities Also Named Towner ...
We found three communities that are also named Towner.
Within North Dakota, the name Towner is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kiowa County
- This Towner is located in Kiowa County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the south of the Towner that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Towner.
- New Mexico
- Harding County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Towner.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Towner is located in Bradford County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Towner that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Towner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Towner ...
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.
- Kramer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overly is located in Bottineau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Pleasant Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rising ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rugby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Voltaire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Towner 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 city such as Towner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Towner and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Towner to Bismarck, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Towner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Towner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Towner 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 Towner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3472, Longitude: -100.4052 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.547 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.896 degrees. |
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