Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bluff Center:
  • 42.920828, -97.089216
  • 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 Bluff Center

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Bluff Center is near Yankton County and also Cedar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Yankton County
  • eBird sighting report for Cedar 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 Bluff Center ...

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.

• Clay Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
  • Clay Point is located in Clay County
• Gayville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <2>
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Clay County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
• Hub City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
  • Hub City is located in Clay County
• Irene
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <2>
• Marshalltown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Clay County
• Mission Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hill
  • Mission Hill is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Hill <2>
• Star Corner ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
  • Star Corner is located in Clay County
• Wynot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
  • Wynot is located in Cedar County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <2>

How Far From Bluff Center 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 Bluff Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bluff Center once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bluff Center and extending to:

• Vermillion, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluff Center to Vermillion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 190 miles [305.8 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

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