Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bad Wound:
  • 43.300275, -101.759872
  • 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 Bad Wound

• 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 Bennett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Bennett County
  • Since Bad Wound is near Jackson County and also Oglala Lakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • eBird sighting report for Oglala Lakota 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 Bad Wound ...

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.

• Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
• Black Eyes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eyes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eyes
  • Black Eyes is located in Bennett County
• Long Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <1>
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Bennett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Patricia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia
  • Patricia is located in Bennett County
• Plenty Bears
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
  • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Potato Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
  • Potato Creek is located in Jackson County
• Swett ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
  • Swett is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people

How Far From Bad Wound 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 Bad Wound to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bad Wound and extending to:

• Martin, which is the Seat of Bennett County, lies just to the South.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bad Wound to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bad Wound. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/