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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 Stockholm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockholm 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 Stockholm:
- 45.102465, -96.798677
- 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 Stockholm
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Stockholm is near Codington County and also Deuel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Codington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deuel 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 Stockholm
Communities Also Named Stockholm ...
We found ten communities that are also named Stockholm.
Within South Dakota, the name Stockholm is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wallace County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Stockholm [Wallace County].
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Stockholm is located in Edmonson County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Stockholm.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Stockholm is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Stockholm.
- Minnesota
- Wright County
- This Stockholm is located in Wright County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Stockholm.
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Stockholm [Dawson County].
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Stockholm is located in Sussex County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<2> to the east of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Stockholm.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Stockholm [Saint Lawrence County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Stockholm lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Stockholm is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the south of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Stockholm.
- Wisconsin
- Pepin County
- This Stockholm is located in Pepin County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the east of the Stockholm that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Stockholm.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockholm ...
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.
- Big Stone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Cashtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Clear Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hiawatha Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Strandburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Stockholm 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 town such as Stockholm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stockholm and extending to:
- Milbank, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stockholm to Milbank, with an average speed<4> 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Stockholm could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Stockholm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stockholm 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 Stockholm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1025, Longitude: -96.7987 In this case, the coordinates for Stockholm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.827 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.561 degrees. |
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