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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 Beresford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beresford 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 Beresford:
- 43.080565, -96.775498
- 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 Beresford
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Beresford is near Clay County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Beresford
Communities Also Named Beresford ...
We found four communities that are also named Beresford.
Within South Dakota, the name Beresford is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Beresford lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beresford that is located in Union County.
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Beresford is located in Volusia County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beresford that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Beresford.
- Manitoba
- This Beresford lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beresford that is located in Union County.
- New Brunswick
- This Beresford lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beresford that is located in Union County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beresford ...
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 Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clay Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Emmet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hill Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hill Side is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side
- Hub City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Moe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Star Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Star Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
How Far From Beresford 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 city such as Beresford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beresford and extending to:
- Elk Point, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Beresford to Elk Point, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beresford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beresford 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 Beresford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0806, Longitude: -96.7755 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.756 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.728 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.995 degrees. |
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