Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wogansport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wogansport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wogansport
- 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 Wogansport:
- 47.034714, -100.874023
- 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 Wogansport
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Burleigh County
- Since Wogansport is near Oliver County and also Morton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oliver County
- eBird sighting report for Morton 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 Wogansport ...
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.
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hay Creek Court
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Creek Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek Court
- Hay Creek Court is located in Burleigh County
- Holiday Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Burleigh County
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Morton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Meadow Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in Morton County
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rock Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rock Haven is located in Morton County
- Still
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Wogansport 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 Wogansport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wogansport and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the Seat of Burleigh County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wogansport to Bismarck, with an average speed<4> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wogansport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burleigh County: www.co.burleigh.nd.us/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wogansport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wogansport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0347, Longitude: -100.8740 In this case, the coordinates for Wogansport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wogansport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.467 degrees. |