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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 River Bluff Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Bluff Addition 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 River Bluff Addition:
- 43.733317, -98.065634
- 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 River Bluff Addition
- 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 Davison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davison County
- Since River Bluff Addition is near Hanson County and also Sanborn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanborn 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 River Bluff Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Bluff Addition ...
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.
- Epiphany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Epiphany is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Farmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Farwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Forestburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Hillside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
- Maywood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From River Bluff Addition 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 River Bluff Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in River Bluff Addition and extending to:
- Mitchell, which is the Seat of Davison County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Bluff Addition to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- River Bluff Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 River Bluff Addition 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 River Bluff Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7333, Longitude: -98.0656 In this case, the coordinates for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.562 degrees. |
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