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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 Colfax Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colfax Corner 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 Colfax Corner:
- 43.011104, -97.022270
- 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 Colfax Corner
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Colfax Corner is near Turner County and also Yankton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Turner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yankton 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 Colfax Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colfax Corner ...
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.
- Bluff Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Gayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Hill Side
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hill Side is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side
- Hub City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Irene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Star Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
How Far From Colfax Corner 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 Colfax Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Colfax Corner and extending to:
- Vermillion, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colfax Corner to Vermillion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six 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 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 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 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colfax Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Colfax Corner 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 Colfax Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0111, Longitude: -97.0223 In this case, the coordinates for Colfax Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.93 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.143 degrees. |
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