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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 Nahant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nahant 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 Nahant:
- 44.176466, -103.756183
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Nahant
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Nahant is near Pennington County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Nahant
Communities Also Named Nahant ...
We found two communities that are also named Nahant.
Within South Dakota, the name Nahant is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Nahant is located in Scott County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nahant that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Nahant.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Nahant is located in Essex County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the east of the Nahant that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Nahant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nahant ...
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.
- Benchmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benchmark is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark
- Carterville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carterville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cheyenne Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheyenne Crossing is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Crossing
- Copper Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Copper Camp is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
- Diamond City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Flatiron ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Florence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
- Mystic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Terry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Tomahawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Estimated population in 2014: 36 people
- Virginia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Nahant 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 community such as Nahant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nahant and extending to:
- Deadwood, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Nahant to Deadwood, with an average speed<2> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nahant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nahant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nahant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1765, Longitude: -103.7562 In this case, the coordinates for Nahant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.928 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.678 degrees. |
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