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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 Upham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upham 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 Upham:
    • 48.580284, -100.728471
    • 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 Upham
  • 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 Upham ...

We found three communities that share the name Upham.

Within North Dakota, the name Upham is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Upham lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the east of the Upham that is located in McHenry County.
    • New Mexico
      • Sierra County
      • This Upham is located in Sierra County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Upham that is located in McHenry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Upham.
      • Socorro 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 New Mexico community of Upham [Socorro County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upham ...

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.

  • Forfar
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forfar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
    • Forfar is located in Bottineau County
  • Glenburn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Kramer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
    • Kramer is located in Bottineau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kramer <4>
  • Maxbass
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Overly
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
    • Overly is located in Bottineau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Rising ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in McHenry County
  • Towner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>

How Far From Upham 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 Upham to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towner, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upham to Towner, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,349 miles [2,171 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5803, Longitude: -100.7285       In this case, the coordinates for Upham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Upham 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Upham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.776 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.853 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.036 degrees.




 

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