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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 Walcott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walcott 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 Walcott:
- 46.548926, -96.936771
- 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 Walcott
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Walcott is near Cass County and also Wilkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkin 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 Walcott
Communities Also Named Walcott ...
We found six communities that are also named Walcott.
Within North Dakota, the name Walcott is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Walcott is located in Greene County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Walcott that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Walcott.
- British Columbia
- This Walcott lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walcott that is located in Richland County.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Walcott is located in Scott County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walcott that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Walcott.
- Minnesota
- Rice County
- This Walcott is located in Rice County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walcott that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Walcott.
- Texas
- Deaf Smith County
- This Walcott is located in Deaf Smith County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Walcott that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Walcott.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Walcott is located in Carbon County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walcott that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Walcott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walcott ...
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.
- Christine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Comstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kindred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Oxbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Power
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Power is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
- Wild Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Walcott 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 Walcott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walcott and extending to:
- Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walcott to Wahpeton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Walcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Walcott 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 Walcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5489, Longitude: -96.9368 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.294 degrees. |
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