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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 Wing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wing 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 Wing:
- 47.141440, -100.279684
- 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 Wing
- 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 Burleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleigh County
- Since Wing is near Kidder County and also Sheridan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kidder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan 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 Wing
Communities Also Named Wing ...
We found eight communities that are also named Wing.
Within North Dakota, the name Wing is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Wing is located in Covington County and lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Wing.
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Wing is located in Yell County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Wing.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Wing is located in Livingston County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Wing.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wing [Blaine County].
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Wing is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wing.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Wing is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Wing.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Wing is located in Baker County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Wing.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Wing is located in Utah County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wing that is located in Burleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Wing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wing ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Hay Creek Court
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hay Creek Court is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek Court
- Still
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Still is located in Burleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still
How Far From Wing 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 Wing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wing and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the Seat of Burleigh County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wing to Bismarck, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wing 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 Wing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1414, Longitude: -100.2797 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.281 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.095 degrees. |
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