Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langford
- 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 Langford:
- 45.602564, -97.830553
- 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 Langford
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Langford is near Day County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Day County
- eBird sighting report for Brown 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Langford ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Langford.
Within South Dakota, the name Langford is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Langford lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Langford that is located in Marshall County.
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New York
- Ontario
- This Langford lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east of the Langford that is located in Marshall County.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Langford is located in Salt Lake County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Langford that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Langford.
- Weber County
- This Langford is located in Weber County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the west southwest of the Langford that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Langford.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Langford is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Langford that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Langford.
- Hanover 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 Virginia community of Langford [Hanover County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langford ...
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.
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
- Frisby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Havana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <3>
- Hillhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Kidder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Kidder is located in Marshall County
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
- Spain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Langford 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 town such as Langford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langford and extending to:
- Britton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Langford to Britton, with an average speed<5> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Langford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6026, Longitude: -97.8306 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Langford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Langford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.996 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.026 degrees. |