Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Diamond City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Diamond City
- 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 Diamond City:
- 44.149984, -103.699085
- 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 Diamond City
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Diamond City is near Pennington County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pennington County
- eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Diamond City ...
We found eight communities that share the name Diamond City.
Within South Dakota, the name Diamond City is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Diamond City lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Lawrence County.
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Diamond City is located in Boone County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Diamond City that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Diamond City.
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Diamond City is located in Hamilton County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Diamond City that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Diamond City.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Diamond City [Morris County].
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Diamond City is located in Broadwater County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Diamond City.
- Meagher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Diamond City [Meagher County].
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Diamond City [Eureka County].
- Washington
- Pend Oreille County
- This Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Diamond City.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond City ...
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.
- Benchmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Copper Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
- Copper Camp is located in Pennington County
- Florence ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Greenwood has also been known as:
- Laflin
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Mystic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Pennington County
- Nemo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <5>
- Redfern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Diamond City 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 community such as Diamond City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Diamond City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond City and extending to:
- Deadwood, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond City to Deadwood, with an average speed<6> 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,418 miles [2,282 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Diamond City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1500, Longitude: -103.6991 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Diamond City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Diamond City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Diamond City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.883 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.765 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.649 degrees. |