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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 Canistota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canistota 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 Canistota:
    • 43.597481, -97.292006
    • 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 Canistota
  • 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 Canistota ...

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.

  • Chancellor
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
    • Chancellor is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chancellor <2>
  • Farmer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Freeman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
  • Lyons
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
  • Rumpus Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumpus Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpus Ridge
    • Rumpus Ridge is located in McCook County
  • Stanley Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Corner
    • Stanley Corner is located in McCook County
  • Unityville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unityville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
    • Unityville is located in McCook County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of McCook County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Canistota to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Canistota: www.canistotasd.com/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canistota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canistota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5975, Longitude: -97.2920       In this case, the coordinates for Canistota 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 Canistota 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 321.144 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.239 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.167 degrees.









 

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