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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 Elevenmile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elevenmile Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elevenmile Corner:
    • 44.197208, -101.667644
    • 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 Elevenmile Corner
  • 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 Haakon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Haakon County
    • Since Elevenmile Corner is near Jackson County and also Ziebach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ziebach 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 Elevenmile Corner

Communities Also Named Elevenmile Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Elevenmile Corner.

Within South Dakota, the name Elevenmile Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Elevenmile Corner is located in Cass County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elevenmile Corner that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Elevenmile Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elevenmile Corner ...

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.

  • Bunker ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bunker is located in Stanley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Cactus Flat
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cactus Flat is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
  • Cherry Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Grindstone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Grindstone is located in Haakon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
  • Milesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sevenmile Corner
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sevenmile Corner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner

How Far From Elevenmile Corner 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 Elevenmile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Philip, which is the Seat of Haakon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Elevenmile Corner to Philip, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,224 miles [8,407.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elevenmile Corner) 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 Elevenmile Corner 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 Elevenmile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1972, Longitude: -101.6676       In this case, the coordinates for Elevenmile Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.367 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.02 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.484 degrees.