Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Watford City:
  • 47.802241, -103.271858
  • 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 Watford City

• 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 McKenzie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for McKenzie County
  • Since Watford City is near Williams County and also Dunn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Williams County
  • eBird sighting report for Dunn 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watford City ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <1>
• Charbonneau
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
• Hawkeye
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Hawkeye is located in McKenzie County
• Lake Jessie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
• Medicine Hole
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hole
  • Medicine Hole is located in Dunn County
• Spotted Horn
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spotted Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotted Horn
  • Spotted Horn is located in McKenzie County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Watford City and extending to:

• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Watford City to Bismarck, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,444 miles [2,323.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/