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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 Sharps Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharps Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sharps Corner:
    • 43.389545, -102.398342
    • 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 Sharps Corner
  • 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 Sharps Corner ...

We found two communities that share the name Sharps Corner.

Within South Dakota, the name Sharps Corner is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Sharps Corner is located in Camden County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the east of the Sharps Corner that is located in Oglala Lakota County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Sharps Corner.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Sharps Corner is located in Umatilla County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharps Corner that is located in Oglala Lakota County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Sharps Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharps Corner ...

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.

How Far From Sharps Corner 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 Sharps Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharps Corner and extending to:

  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Sharps Corner to Pierre, with an average speed<4>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 1,349 miles [2,171 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharps Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharps Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharps Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3895, Longitude: -102.3983    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sharps Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.87 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.509 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.035 degrees.




 

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