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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 Stanley Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanley Corner 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 Stanley Corner:
- 43.543315, -97.387841
- 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 Stanley Corner
- 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 McCook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCook County
- Since Stanley Corner is near Turner County and also Hanson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Turner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanson 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 Stanley Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanley 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.
- Farmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Rumpus Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rumpus Ridge is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpus Ridge
- Unityville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Unityville is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
- Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
- Wolf Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
How Far From Stanley 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 Stanley Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stanley Corner and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of McCook County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stanley Corner to Salem, 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanley Corner) 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 Stanley Corner 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 Stanley Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5433, Longitude: -97.3878 In this case, the coordinates for Stanley Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.23 degrees. |
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