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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 Bismarck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bismarck and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bismarck:
    • 41.165054, -82.787128
    • 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 Bismarck
  • 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
    • Since Bismarck is near Seneca County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Bismarck

Communities Also Named Bismarck ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Bismarck.

Within Ohio, the name Bismarck is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring County
      • This Bismarck is located in Hot Spring County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bismarck that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Bismarck.
    • California
      • San Bernardino 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 California community of Bismarck [San Bernardino County].
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Bismarck is located in Vermilion County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bismarck that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Bismarck.
    • Iowa
      • Clayton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Bismarck [Clayton County].
    • Michigan
      • Eaton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bismarck [Eaton County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bismarck that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Bismarck.
    • Nebraska
      • Cuming 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 Nebraska community of Bismarck [Cuming County].
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bismarck [Johnston County].
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Bismarck is located in Burleigh County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bismarck that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Bismarck.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bismarck.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bismarck [Lebanon County].
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Bismarck [Pierce County].
    • West Virginia
      • Grant County
      • This Bismarck is located in Grant County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bismarck that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bismarck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bismarck ...

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.

  • Fireside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fireside is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Frank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frank is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Havana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Havana is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Hunts Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
    • Moorehead
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Reedtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reedtown is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
  • Relief ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Relief is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Standardsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Standardsburg is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardsburg
  • Weavers Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners

How Far From Bismarck 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 community such as Bismarck to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bismarck and extending to:

  • Norwalk, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bismarck to Norwalk, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south (S). 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bismarck) 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 Bismarck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bismarck 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.
<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 Bismarck 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 Bismarck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1651, Longitude: -82.7871       In this case, the coordinates for Bismarck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.662 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.454 degrees.