Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tunbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunbridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tunbridge
- 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 Tunbridge:
- 48.365832, -100.106246
- 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 Tunbridge
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Tunbridge is near McHenry County and also Benson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tunbridge ...
We found three communities that share the name Tunbridge.
Within North Dakota, the name Tunbridge is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Tennessee
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunbridge ...
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.
- Overly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Pleasant Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <3>
- Towner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
- Towner is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towner <3>
- Willow City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
- Willow City is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <3>
How Far From Tunbridge 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 community such as Tunbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tunbridge and extending to:
- Rugby, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the East.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tunbridge to Bismarck, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tunbridge. 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 '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- Tunbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tunbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3658, Longitude: -100.1062 In this case, the coordinates for Tunbridge 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 Tunbridge 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 323.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.293 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.713 degrees. |