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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 Dahlberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dahlberg 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 Dahlberg:
- 45.855792, -97.185367
- 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 Dahlberg
- 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 Roberts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roberts County
- Since Dahlberg is near Marshall County and also Sargent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sargent 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 Dahlberg
Communities Also Named Dahlberg ...
We found one communities that are also named Dahlberg.
Within South Dakota, the name Dahlberg is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Dahlberg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Dahlberg is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dahlberg that is located in Roberts County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Dahlberg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dahlberg ...
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.
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Hammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- Havana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hillhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dahlberg 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 Dahlberg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dahlberg and extending to:
- Sisseton, which is the Seat of Roberts County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dahlberg to Sisseton, 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 four to five hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 185 miles [297.7 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dahlberg) 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 Dahlberg 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 Dahlberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8558, Longitude: -97.1854 In this case, the coordinates for Dahlberg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.12 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.602 degrees. |
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