Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Werner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Werner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Werner
- 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 Werner:
- 47.360566, -102.457126
- 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 Werner
- 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 Dunn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dunn County
- Since Werner is near Mercer County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for McLean 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 Werner ...
We found five communities that share the name Werner.
Within North Dakota, the name Werner is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Minnesota
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Werner ...
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.
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Dodge is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <3>
- Elbowoods ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Golden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <3>
- Killdeer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killdeer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killdeer
- Killdeer is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killdeer <3>
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dunn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <3>
- Medicine Hole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hole
- Medicine Hole is located in Dunn County
- Red Butte ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Twin Buttes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
How Far From Werner 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 Werner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Werner and extending to:
- Manning, which is the Seat of Dunn County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Werner to Manning, with an average speed<6> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Werner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Werner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Werner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3606, Longitude: -102.4571 In this case, the coordinates for Werner 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 Werner 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Werner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.066 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.183 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.336 degrees. |