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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 Manderson - White Horse Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manderson - White Horse Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manderson - White Horse Creek
- 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 Manderson - White Horse Creek:
- 43.231626, -102.470083
- 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 Manderson - White Horse Creek
- 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 Manderson - White Horse Creek ...
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.
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Porcupine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockyford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyford
- Rockyford is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Slim Butte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slim Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim Butte
- Slim Butte is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Swett ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
- Swett is located in Bennett County
- Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
- Wounded Knee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Manderson - White Horse Creek 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 Manderson - White Horse Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Manderson - White Horse Creek and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Manderson - White Horse Creek to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manderson - White Horse Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/ The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Manderson - White Horse Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manderson - White Horse Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2316, Longitude: -102.4701 |
<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 Manderson - White Horse Creek 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 324.914 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.542 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.101 degrees. |
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