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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 Huron Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huron Colony 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 Huron Colony:
- 44.564424, -98.206759
- 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 Huron Colony
- 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 Beadle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beadle County
- Since Huron Colony is near Spink County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spink County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Huron Colony
Communities Also Named Huron Colony ...
We found one communities that are also named Huron Colony.
There is one other community in South Dakota that is also named Huron Colony.
Beyond South Dakota.
- Communities Located In South Dakota ...
- Clark County
- This Huron Colony is located in Clark County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Huron Colony that is located in Beadle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Huron Colony.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huron Colony ...
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.
- Carpenter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- James Valley Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spottswood is located in Spink County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Willow Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Huron Colony 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 Huron Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huron Colony and extending to:
- Huron, which is the Seat of Beadle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Huron Colony to Huron, 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Huron Colony) 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 Huron Colony 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 Huron Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5644, Longitude: -98.2068 In this case, the coordinates for Huron Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.836 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.466 degrees. |
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