Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Victoria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Victoria
- 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 Victoria:
- 44.866070, -93.658187
- 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 Victoria
- 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 Carver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carver County
- Since Victoria is near Hennepin County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Victoria ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Victoria.
Within Minnesota, the name Victoria is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 34 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Victoria is located in Mississippi County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Victoria.
- Union County
- This Victoria is located in Union County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the south of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Victoria.
- British Columbia
- This Victoria lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Victoria [Cass County].
- Knox County
- This Victoria is located in Knox County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Victoria.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Victoria [Hancock County].
- Hopkins County
- This Victoria is located in Hopkins County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Victoria.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Victoria [Johnson County].
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- Although located in Daviess County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Victoria.
- Jefferson County
- This Victoria is located in Jefferson County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Victoria.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Victoria lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Victoria.
- Luna County
- Although located in Luna County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Victoria.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Victoria lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Victoria lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Victoria lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Victoria lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Limestone County
- This Victoria is located in Limestone County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Victoria.
- Starr County
- This Victoria is located in Starr County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km] to the south southwest of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Victoria.
- Victoria County
- This Victoria is located in Victoria County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km] to the south of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Victoria.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Victoria is located in Lunenburg County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Victoria that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Victoria.
- Rockbridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Victoria [Rockbridge County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria ...
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.
- Coney Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Coney Island is located in Carver County
- Crescent Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Island Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Island Park is located in Hennepin County
- Jonathan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <5>
- Spring Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Park is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Park <5>
How Far From Victoria 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 city such as Victoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria and extending to:
- Chaska, which is the Seat of Carver County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Victoria to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Victoria: www.ci.victoria.mn.us/
The official website for Carver County: www.co.carver.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Victoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Victoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8661, Longitude: -93.6582 In this case, the coordinates for Victoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Victoria could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Victoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Victoria to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.574 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.461 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.885 degrees. |