Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northville
- 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 Northville:
- 45.154698, -98.578985
- 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 Northville
- 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 Spink County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spink County
- Since Northville is near Brown County and also Faulk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for Faulk 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 Northville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Northville.
Within South Dakota, the name Northville is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Northville is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the east of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Northville.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Northville is located in La Salle County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Northville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Northville is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the east of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Northville.
- Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Northville [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Northville [Kent County].
- Wayne County
- This Northville is located in Wayne County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Northville.
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan 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 Hampshire community of Northville [Sullivan County].
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Northville is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the east of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Northville.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Northville is located in Fulton County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the east of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Northville.
- Suffolk County
- This Northville is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km] to the east of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Northville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Northville lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Northville is located in Champaign County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northville that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Northville.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie 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 Pennsylvania community of Northville [Erie County].
- Tennessee
- Cumberland 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 Tennessee community of Northville [Cumberland County].
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northville ...
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.
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
- Craven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Craven is located in Edmunds County
- Craven Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Spink County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <4>
- Rudolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Northville 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 town such as Northville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northville and extending to:
- Redfield, which is the Seat of Spink County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Northville to Redfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northville. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1547, Longitude: -98.5790 In this case, the coordinates for Northville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Northville, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Northville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Northville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.124 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.556 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.549 degrees. |