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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 Dante, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dante 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 Dante:
- 43.039994, -98.186743
- 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 Dante
- 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 Charles Mix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles Mix County
- Since Dante is near Bon Homme County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bon Homme County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Dante
Communities Also Named Dante ...
We found two communities that are also named Dante.
Within South Dakota, the name Dante is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Dante is located in Knox County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dante that is located in Charles Mix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Dante.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Dante is located in Russell County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dante that is located in Charles Mix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Dante.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dante ...
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.
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Gross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Kingsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
- Lake Andes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
How Far From Dante 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 town such as Dante to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dante and extending to:
- Lake Andes, which is the Seat of Charles Mix County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dante to Lake Andes, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east (E). 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 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 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 from Point A (ie- Dante) 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 Dante 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 Dante. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0400, Longitude: -98.1867 In this case, the coordinates for Dante have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.887 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.768 degrees. |
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