Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Stone City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Stone City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Stone City
- 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 Big Stone City:
- 45.298544, -96.465686
- 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 Big Stone City
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Big Stone City is near Big Stone County and also Roberts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Big Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Roberts 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
Communities Also Named Big Stone City ...
We found one communities that share the name Big Stone City.
Within South Dakota, the name Big Stone City is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Big Stone City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Big Stone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Big Stone City [Big Stone County].
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Stone City ...
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.
- Artichoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Barry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Big Stone Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Bonanza Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Cashtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Graceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <3>
- Hiawatha Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Shady Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
- Twin Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Brooks <3>
- Yankeetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
How Far From Big Stone City 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 city such as Big Stone City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Big Stone City and extending to:
- Milbank, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Stone City to Milbank, with an average speed<5> 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Stone City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Big Stone City 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Big Stone City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Stone City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2985, Longitude: -96.4657 In this case, the coordinates for Big Stone City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Big Stone City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.817 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.329 degrees. |