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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 Pickardville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickardville 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 Pickardville:
    • 47.471109, -100.579576
    • 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 Pickardville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Pickardville ...

We found one communities that share the name Pickardville.

Within North Dakota, the name Pickardville is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Pickardville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Pickardville lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pickardville that is located in Sheridan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickardville ...

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.

  • Arena
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Arena is located in Burleigh County
  • Lincoln Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Valley
    • Lincoln Valley is located in Sheridan County
  • Still
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still
    • Still is located in Burleigh County
  • Turtle Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Wing is located in Burleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wing <3>

How Far From Pickardville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pickardville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickardville and extending to:

  • McClusky, which is the Seat of Sheridan County, lies just to the East.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Pickardville to Bismarck, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pickardville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pickardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4711, Longitude: -100.5796       In this case, the coordinates for Pickardville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Pickardville 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 323.653 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.199 degrees.









 

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