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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 Faith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faith 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 Faith:
- 45.025817, -102.036826
- 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 Faith
- 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 Meade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
- Since Faith is near Ziebach County and also Perkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ziebach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perkins 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 Faith
Communities Also Named Faith ...
We found six communities that are also named Faith.
Within South Dakota, the name Faith is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Faith is located in Jefferson County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the southeast of the Faith that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Faith.
- Kentucky
- McLean 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 Kentucky community of Faith [McLean County].
- Minnesota
- Norman County
- This Faith is located in Norman County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Faith that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Faith.
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Faith is located in Miller County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Faith that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Faith.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Faith is located in Rowan County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Faith that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Faith.
- Ohio
- Sandusky 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 Ohio community of Faith [Sandusky County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faith ...
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.
- Bixby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bixby is located in Perkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fox Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Iron Lightning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Opal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Elm ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
- Red Scaffold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Scaffold is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Scaffold
- Estimated population in 2014: 372 people
- Thunder Butte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thunder Butte is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Butte
How Far From Faith 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 city such as Faith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Faith and extending to:
- Sturgis, which is the Seat of Meade County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Faith to Sturgis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Faith) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Faith 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 Faith 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 Faith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0258, Longitude: -102.0368 In this case, the coordinates for Faith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.472 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.544 degrees. |
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