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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 Little Eagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Eagle 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 Little Eagle:
- 45.675830, -100.804304
- 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 Little Eagle
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Eagle ...
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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Corson County
- Bullhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
- Bullhead is located in Corson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <2>
- Kenel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
- Kenel is located in Corson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
- Maple Leaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
- Maple Leaf is located in Corson County
- Promise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Promise is located in Dewey County
- Snake Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Snake Creek is located in Corson County
- Timber Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
- Trail City is located in Corson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <2>
- Whitehorse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
- Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <2>
- Yellowhorse Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowhorse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowhorse Ford
- Yellowhorse Ford is located in Dewey County
How Far From Little Eagle to ...
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 community such as Little Eagle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Eagle and extending to:
- McIntosh, which is the Seat of Corson County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Eagle to McIntosh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Little Eagle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6758, Longitude: -100.8043 In this case, the coordinates for Little Eagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Eagle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.709 degrees. |
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