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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 Emmet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emmet 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 Emmet:
- 42.982770, -96.746153
- 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 Emmet
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Emmet is near Clay County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Emmet
Communities Also Named Emmet ...
We found six communities that are also named Emmet.
Within South Dakota, the name Emmet is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Nevada County
- This Emmet is located in Nevada County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Emmet that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Emmet.
- Kansas
- Wyandotte 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 Emmet [Wyandotte County].
- Michigan
- Marquette 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 Michigan community of Emmet [Marquette County].
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This Emmet is located in Holt County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emmet that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Emmet.
- North Dakota
- McLean County
- This Emmet is located in McLean County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Emmet that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Emmet.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk 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 Pennsylvania community of Emmet [Elk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emmet ...
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.
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Hill Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Side is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side
- Hub City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Moe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
How Far From Emmet 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 Emmet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emmet and extending to:
- Elk Point, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Emmet to Elk Point, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Emmet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Emmet 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> | 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 Emmet 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 Emmet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9828, Longitude: -96.7462 In this case, the coordinates for Emmet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.732 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.688 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.00 degrees. |
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