Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Walser Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walser Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Walser Crossing

• 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 Walser Crossing:
  • 46.619178, -103.596302
  • 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 Walser Crossing

• 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 Slope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Slope County
  • Since Walser Crossing is near Golden Valley County and also Billings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Billings 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 Walser Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walser Crossing ...

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.

• Alpha
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Alpha is located in Golden Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Fryburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
• Griffin
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Griffin is located in Bowman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Mazda
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mazda is located in Slope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazda
• Mound
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound is located in Slope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
• Rider
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Rider is located in Golden Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
• Sentinel Butte
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <1>
• Three V Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Three V Crossing is located in Slope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three V Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walser Crossing and extending to:

• Amidon, which is the Seat of Slope County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walser Crossing to Amidon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'