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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 Kimball, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimball 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 Kimball:
    • 43.746528, -98.958064
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kimball
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Kimball ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Kimball.

Within South Dakota, the name Kimball is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Kimball lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
    • Arizona
      • Graham County
      • This Kimball is located in Graham County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Kimball.
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Kimball is located in Ashley County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Kimball.
    • California
      • Ventura County
      • This Kimball is located in Ventura County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Kimball.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Kimball is located in Bingham County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Kimball.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison 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 Kansas community of Kimball [Atchison County].
      • Neosho County
      • This Kimball is located in Neosho County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Kimball.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Kimball is located in Saint Clair County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the east of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Kimball.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Kimball is located in Stearns County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Kimball.
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Kimball [Custer County].
    • Nebraska
      • Kimball County
      • This Kimball is located in Kimball County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimball County community of Kimball.
    • Nevada
      • Lander County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Kimball.
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hidalgo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Kimball.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This Kimball is located in Erie County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Kimball.
    • Oklahoma
      • Beaver 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 Oklahoma community of Kimball [Beaver County].
    • Ontario
      • This Kimball lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
    • Tennessee
      • Marion County
      • This Kimball is located in Marion County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Kimball.
    • Texas
      • Bosque County
      • This Kimball is located in Bosque County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the south of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bosque County community of Kimball.
      • Hansford County
      • This Kimball is located in Hansford County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the south southwest of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hansford County community of Kimball.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans 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 Vermont community of Kimball [Orleans County].
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Kimball is located in Page County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Kimball.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Kimball is located in McDowell County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Kimball.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iron County
      • This Kimball is located in Iron County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kimball that is located in Brule County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Kimball.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimball ...

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.

  • Chamberlain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <5>
  • Crow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Crow Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
    • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
  • Eagle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
  • Grandview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Brule County
  • Lees Corner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
    • Lees Corner is located in Buffalo County
  • Lyonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
    • Lyonville is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
  • New Holland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Chamberlain, which is the Seat of Brule County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kimball to Chamberlain, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimball. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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- Kimball) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7465, Longitude: -98.9581    
<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 Kimball 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kimball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Kimball 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 322.356 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.65 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.052 degrees.









 

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