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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 Verendrye Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Verendrye Hill 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 Verendrye Hill:
- 44.35694, -100.38194
- 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 Verendrye Hill
- 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 Stanley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanley County
- Since Verendrye Hill is near Hughes County and also Sully County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hughes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sully 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 Verendrye Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Verendrye Hill ...
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.
- Blunt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Canning is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Gray Goose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gray Goose is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Goose
- Lacy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Stanley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Estimated population in 2014: 66 people
How Far From Verendrye Hill 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 Verendrye Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Verendrye Hill and extending to:
- Fort Pierre, which is the Seat of Stanley County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Verendrye Hill to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 72 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Verendrye Hill) 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 Verendrye Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.728 degrees. |
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