Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Urbana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Urbana and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Urbana
- 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 Urbana:
- 46.934432, -98.411759
- 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 Urbana
- 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 Barnes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barnes County
- Since Urbana is near Stutsman County and also LaMoure County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stutsman County
- eBird sighting report for LaMoure 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 Urbana ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Urbana.
Within North Dakota, the name Urbana is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Allen 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 Kansas community of Urbana [Allen County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Urbana [Nemaha County].
- Neosho County
- This Urbana is located in Neosho County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Urbana that is located in Barnes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Urbana.
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Urbana [Shawnee County].
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Urbana is located in Dallas County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Urbana that is located in Barnes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Urbana.
- Henry 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 Missouri community of Urbana [Henry County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Urbana ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fried
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Frontier Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Jamestown Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
- Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
- Spiritwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood
- Spiritwood is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiritwood <4>
- Spiritwood Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
- Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
How Far From Urbana 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 Urbana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Urbana and extending to:
- Valley City, which is the Seat of Barnes County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Urbana to Valley City, 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 6 hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west (W). 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 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Urbana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Urbana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Urbana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9344, Longitude: -98.4118 In this case, the coordinates for Urbana 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 Urbana 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 Urbana 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 322.033 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.669 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.051 degrees. |