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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 Witten, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Witten 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 Witten:
- 43.439443, -100.079571
- 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 Witten
- 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 Tripp County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tripp County
- Since Witten is near Mellette County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mellette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Witten
Curious and Interesting Names Near Witten ...
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.
- Antelope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Antelope is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Carter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Timber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
- Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
- Ideal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mission
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Horse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Winner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Witten 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 Witten to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Witten and extending to:
- Winner, which is the Seat of Tripp County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Witten to Winner, 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 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 from Point A (ie- Witten) 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 Witten 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 Witten. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4394, Longitude: -100.0796 In this case, the coordinates for Witten have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.731 degrees. |
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