Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Agar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agar and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Agar

• 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 Agar:
  • 44.838593, -100.072900
  • 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 Agar

• 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 Sully County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sully County
  • Since Agar is near Potter County and also Dewey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dewey 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 Agar

Communities Also Named Agar ...

We found three communities that are also named Agar.

Within South Dakota, the name Agar is unique.

Beyond South Dakota.

While we haven't found any other communities named Agar in either the United States or Canada, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • Afghanistan
    • Distance: 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km]<1> to the north northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Agar
  • Libya
    • Distance: 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Agar
  • Niger
    • Distance: 6,338 miles [10,200 km]<1> to the east northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Agar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agar ...

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.

• Blunt
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Blunt is located in Hughes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <2>
• Canning
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Canning is located in Hughes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
• Forest City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
• Gray Goose
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Goose is located in Hughes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Goose
• Marksville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marksville is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 771 people

How Far From Agar 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 town such as Agar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Onida, which is the Seat of Sully County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Agar to Onida, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'