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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 Norway Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norway Center 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 Norway Center:
- 43.127209, -96.628373
- 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 Norway Center
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Norway Center is near Union County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Norway Center
Communities Also Named Norway Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Norway Center.
Within South Dakota, the name Norway Center is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Cass County
- This Norway Center is located in Cass County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Norway Center that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Norway Center.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Norway Center is located in Oxford County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norway Center that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Norway Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norway Center ...
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 Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Spring is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring
- Emmet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Hill Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Side is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side
- Hub City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Moe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Rock Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Norway Center 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 Norway Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norway Center and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Norway Center to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Norway Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Norway Center 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 Norway Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1272, Longitude: -96.6284 In this case, the coordinates for Norway Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.653 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.906 degrees. |
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