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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 Fargo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fargo 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 Fargo:
- 40.358117, -82.831289
- 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 Fargo
- 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- Since Fargo is near Delaware County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Fargo
Communities Also Named Fargo ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Fargo.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Fargo.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Ashtabula County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Fargo.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- This Fargo is located in Monroe County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fargo.
- California
- Fresno County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Fargo [Fresno County].
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- This Fargo is located in Clinch County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the south of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Fargo.
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Fargo is located in Brown County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the west of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Fargo.
- Indiana
- Benton County
- This Fargo is located in Benton County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the west of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fargo.
- Orange County
- This Fargo is located in Orange County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the west southwest of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Fargo.
- Kansas
- Graham 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 Kansas community of Fargo [Graham County].
- Seward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fargo [Seward County].
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This Fargo is located in Saint Clair County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the north of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fargo.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fargo.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Fargo is located in Genesee County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Fargo.
- Jefferson County
- This Fargo is located in Jefferson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the northeast of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fargo.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Fargo is located in Cass County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Fargo.
- Oklahoma
- Ellis County
- This Fargo is located in Ellis County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<2> to the west of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Fargo.
- Ontario
- This Fargo lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This Fargo is located in Marion County and lies 2,032 miles [3,270.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fargo.
- Texas
- Wilbarger County
- This Fargo is located in Wilbarger County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilbarger County community of Fargo.
- Wisconsin
- Vernon County
- This Fargo is located in Vernon County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fargo that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Fargo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fargo ...
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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Centerburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Olive Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Pagetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Stark Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Vails Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
How Far From Fargo 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 Fargo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fargo and extending to:
- Mount Gilead, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fargo to Mount Gilead, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fargo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Fargo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Fargo 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fargo 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 Fargo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3581, Longitude: -82.8313 In this case, the coordinates for Fargo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.356 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.602 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.744 degrees. |
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