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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 Hammer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammer 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 Hammer:
    • 45.855237, -97.021194
    • 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 Hammer
  • 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 Roberts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roberts County
    • Since Hammer is near Marshall County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Hammer

Communities Also Named Hammer ...

We found one communities that are also named Hammer.

Within South Dakota, the name Hammer is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Hammer is located in Hall County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hammer that is located in Roberts County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Hammer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammer ...

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.

  • Barney
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <2>
  • Childs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Diamond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Eden
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Goodwill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
  • Great Bend
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Lake City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ransom City ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
  • Rutland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutland is located in Sargent County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
  • Spring Grove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
  • Yankeetown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

  • Sisseton, which is the Seat of Roberts County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hammer to Sisseton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 192 miles [309 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammer) 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 Hammer 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 Hammer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8552, Longitude: -97.0212       In this case, the coordinates for Hammer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.00 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.357 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.51 degrees.