Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Date:
  • 45.367210, -102.679605
  • 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 Date

• 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 Perkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perkins County
  • Since Date is near Meade County and also Harding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harding 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 Date

Communities Also Named Date ...

We found one communities that are also named Date.

Within South Dakota, the name Date is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Date in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • Yavapai County
    • This Date is located in Yavapai County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Date that is located in Perkins County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Date.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Date ...

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.

• Bison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bison is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <2>
• Bixby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bixby is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Chance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chance is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• Coal Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Coal Springs is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Springs
• Fox Ridge
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Fox Ridge is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
• Lodgepole
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lodgepole is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
  • Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <2>
• Meadow
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <2>
• Prairie City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie City is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <2>

How Far From Date to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Date to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Date and extending to:

• Bison, which is the Seat of Perkins County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Date to Bison, 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 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'