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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 Grantsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsburg and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grantsburg:
- 38.288041, -86.469363
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Grantsburg
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Grantsburg is near Perry County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grantsburg
Communities Also Named Grantsburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Grantsburg.
Within Indiana, the name Grantsburg is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This Grantsburg is located in Johnson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grantsburg that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Grantsburg.
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- This Grantsburg is located in Burnett County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grantsburg that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Grantsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsburg ...
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.
- Carefree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riddle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Sulphur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
How Far From Grantsburg 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 Grantsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsburg and extending to:
- English, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Grantsburg to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grantsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grantsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2880, Longitude: -86.4694 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.935 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.015 degrees. |
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