Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milbank and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milbank
- 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 Milbank:
- 45.219409, -96.635061
- 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 Milbank
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Milbank is near Big Stone County and also Roberts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Big Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Roberts 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 Milbank ...
We found one communities that share the name Milbank.
Within South Dakota, the name Milbank is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Milbank in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milbank ...
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.
- Big Stone City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
- Big Stone City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <3>
- Bonanza Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Cashtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hiawatha Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County
- Marvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Marvin is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvin <3>
- Shady Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
- Strandburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandburg
- Strandburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strandburg <3>
- Twin Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Brooks <3>
- Yankeetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
How Far From Milbank 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 Milbank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milbank and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Milbank to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milbank. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2194, Longitude: -96.6351 In this case, the coordinates for Milbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Milbank 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 320.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.442 degrees. |