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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 Midland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midland 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 Midland:
    • 44.072579, -101.155677
    • 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 Midland
  • 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 Midland ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Midland.

Within South Dakota, the name Midland is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 35 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Midland is located in Sebastian County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Midland.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Midland [Riverside County].
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Midland is located in Teller County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Midland.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Midland.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Midland is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Midland.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Midland [Edgar County].
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Midland is located in Greene County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Midland.
    • Iowa
      • Lyon County
      • This Midland is located in Lyon County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Midland.
      • Tama County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Midland [Tama County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midland [Butler County].
      • Douglas County
      • This Midland is located in Douglas County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Midland.
      • Republic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midland [Republic County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Midland is located in Sedgwick County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the south southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Midland.
    • Kentucky
      • Bath County
      • This Midland is located in Bath County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Midland.
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Midland is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Midland.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Midland is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Midland.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Midland is located in Allegany County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Midland.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Midland is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Midland.
    • Michigan
      • Midland County
      • This Midland is located in Midland County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Midland.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Midland is located in Crawford County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Midland.
    • Montana
      • Carter County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Midland [Carter County].
    • Nebraska
      • Knox County
      • This Midland is located in Knox County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Midland.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Midland lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Midland [Essex County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Midland lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus County
      • This Midland is located in Cabarrus County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Midland.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Midland is located in Clinton County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Midland.
    • Ontario
      • This Midland lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Midland is located in Klamath County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Midland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Midland is located in Beaver County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Midland.
      • Washington County
      • This Midland is located in Washington County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Midland.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Midland is located in Rutherford County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Midland.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Midland is located in Midland County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the south of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Midland.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Midland is located in Fauquier County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Midland.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Midland is located in Pierce County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Midland.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Midland is located in Randolph County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the east of the Midland that is located in Haakon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Midland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Midland [Douglas County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Midland [Marquette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midland ...

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.

  • Bunker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
    • Bunker is located in Stanley County
  • Elevenmile Corner
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elevenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Corner
    • Elevenmile Corner is located in Haakon County
  • Sevenmile Corner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
    • Sevenmile Corner is located in Jackson County

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

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

  • Philip, which is the Seat of Haakon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Midland to Philip, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 from Point A (ie- Midland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0726, Longitude: -101.1557    
<2>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 Midland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Midland 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.
<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 Midland 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 323.982 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.562 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.217 degrees.