Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sorum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sorum and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sorum

• 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 Sorum:
  • 45.449713, -102.929333
  • 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 Sorum

• 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 Perkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Perkins County
  • Since Sorum is near Harding County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Harding County
  • eBird sighting report for Butte 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sorum ...

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.

• Bison
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Bison is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <2>
• Bixby
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Perkins County
• Date
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Date have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date
  • Date is located in Perkins County
• Hoover
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Butte County
• Lodgepole
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgepole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
  • Lodgepole is located in Perkins County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <2>
• Prairie City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <2>
• Ralph
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Ralph is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <2>

How Far From Sorum to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sorum to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sorum and extending to:

• Bison, which is the Seat of Perkins County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sorum to Bison, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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