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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 Isabel:
45.395814, -101.429037
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We found six communities that share the name Isabel.
Within South Dakota, the name Isabel is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Edgar County
This Isabel is located in Edgar County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Isabel that is located in Dewey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Isabel.
Kansas
Barber County
This Isabel is located in Barber County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Isabel that is located in Dewey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barber County community of Isabel.
Louisiana
Washington Parish
This Isabel is located in Washington Parish and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Isabel that is located in Dewey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Isabel.
North Dakota
Benson County
This Isabel is located in Benson County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Isabel that is located in Dewey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Isabel.
Oregon
Lane 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 Oregon community of Isabel [Lane County].
Texas
Cameron 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 Texas community of Isabel [Cameron County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Isabel ...
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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Isabel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Isabel and extending to:
Timber Lake, which is the Seat of Dewey County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Isabel to Timber Lake, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Isabel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3958, Longitude: -101.4290 In this case, the coordinates for Isabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Isabel 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>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Isabel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.238 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.009 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.124 degrees.