|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow City 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 Willow City:
- 48.604720, -100.293190
- 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 Willow 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 Bottineau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bottineau County
- Since Willow City is near Pierce County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Willow City
Communities Also Named Willow City ...
We found one communities that are also named Willow City.
Within North Dakota, the name Willow City is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Willow City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Gillespie County
- This Willow City is located in Gillespie County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the south of the Willow City that is located in Bottineau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Willow City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.
- Kelvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelvin is located in Rolette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
- Kramer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Overly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overly is located in Bottineau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Pleasant Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Rugby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
- Towner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
How Far From Willow 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 Willow City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow City and extending to:
- Bottineau, which is the Seat of Bottineau County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willow City to Bottineau, 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,331 miles [2,142 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow City) 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 Willow City 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 Willow City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6047, Longitude: -100.2932 In this case, the coordinates for Willow City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.769 degrees. |
|
|