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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Meade County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Date ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <3>
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Chance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Coal Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Springs
- Coal Springs is located in Perkins County
- Fox Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Lodgepole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgepole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
- Lodgepole is located in Perkins County
- Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <3>
- Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Meadow is located in Perkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <3>
- Prairie City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <3>
How Far From Date 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 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<4> 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 134 miles [215.7 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Date. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Date) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Date. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3672, Longitude: -102.6796 In this case, the coordinates for Date have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Date to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.081 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.852 degrees. |