Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minnesota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minnesota and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minnesota
- 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 Minnesota:
- 31.311812, -83.910157
- 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 Minnesota
- 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- Since Minnesota is near Worth County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Minnesota ...
We found three communities that share the name Minnesota.
Within Georgia, the name Minnesota is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This Minnesota is located in Shasta County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Minnesota that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Minnesota.
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Minnesota.
- Minnesota
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minnesota ...
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.
- Doerun
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
- Doerun is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <4>
- Hartsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Hartsfield is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsfield <4>
- Indian Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Worth County
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Marble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pebble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Sale City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
- Sale City is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <4>
- Terrace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Minnesota 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 community such as Minnesota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minnesota and extending to:
- Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Minnesota to Moultrie, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minnesota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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- Minnesota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minnesota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3118, Longitude: -83.9102 In this case, the coordinates for Minnesota have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Minnesota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Minnesota 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Minnesota 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 311.854 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.876 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.67 degrees. |