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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 Rudolph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rudolph 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 Rudolph:
- 45.348032, -98.536206
- 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 Rudolph
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Rudolph is near Spink County and also Edmunds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spink County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmunds 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 Rudolph
Communities Also Named Rudolph ...
We found four communities that are also named Rudolph.
Within South Dakota, the name Rudolph is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Rudolph is located in Wood County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rudolph that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rudolph.
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Rudolph is located in Haywood County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rudolph that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Rudolph.
- Texas
- Kenedy County
- This Rudolph is located in Kenedy County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the south of the Rudolph that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenedy County community of Rudolph.
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- This Rudolph is located in Wood County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east of the Rudolph that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rudolph.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rudolph ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Craven is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Craven Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
How Far From Rudolph to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rudolph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rudolph and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rudolph 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 1,183 miles [1,903.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Rudolph) 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 Rudolph 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 Rudolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3480, Longitude: -98.5362 In this case, the coordinates for Rudolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.098 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.483 degrees. |
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