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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 Glad Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glad Valley 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 Glad Valley:
- 45.399821, -101.778547
- 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 Glad Valley
- 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 Ziebach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ziebach County
- Since Glad Valley is near Corson County and also Perkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Corson 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 Glad Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glad Valley ...
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.
- Black Horse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Horse is located in Corson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Chance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Perkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Coal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Springs is located in Perkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Springs
- Faith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grass is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
- Iron Lightning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Elm ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thunder Butte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thunder Butte is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Butte
How Far From Glad Valley 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 Glad Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glad Valley and extending to:
- Dupree, which is the Seat of Ziebach County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glad Valley to Dupree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Glad Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glad Valley 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 Glad Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3998, Longitude: -101.7785 In this case, the coordinates for Glad Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.325 degrees. |
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