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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 Lidgerwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lidgerwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lidgerwood:
    • 46.074960, -97.146755
    • 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 Lidgerwood
  • 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 Lidgerwood ...

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.

  • Barney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <2>
  • Dwight
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Dwight is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Great Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
    • Great Bend is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
  • Hammer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
    • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
  • Havana
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Hillhead
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Ransom City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
    • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
  • Rutland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>

How Far From Lidgerwood 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 city such as Lidgerwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lidgerwood to Wahpeton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lidgerwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lidgerwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0750, Longitude: -97.1468       In this case, the coordinates for Lidgerwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lidgerwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.094 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.492 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.528 degrees.









 

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