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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 Ada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ada 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 Ada:
- 47.299074, -96.516635
- 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 Ada
- 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 Norman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman County
- Since Ada is near Clay County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Ada
Communities Also Named Ada ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Ada.
Within Minnesota, the name Ada is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Ada, we know of seven communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Ada is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ada.
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Ada is located in Conway County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Ada.
- Georgia
- Dooly 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 Georgia community of Ada [Dooly County].
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- This Ada is located in Ottawa County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the south of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Ada.
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Ada is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the south of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Ada.
- Grant Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Ada [Grant Parish].
- Michigan
- Kent County
- This Ada is located in Kent County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Ada.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Ada is located in Hardin County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Ada.
- Oklahoma
- Pontotoc County
- This Ada is located in Pontotoc County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the south of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Ada.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Ada is located in Lane County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Ada.
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ada [Union County].
- South Dakota
- Jerauld 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 South Dakota community of Ada [Jerauld County].
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Ada is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the south of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ada.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Ada is located in Fauquier County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Ada.
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Ada is located in Mercer County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Ada.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- This Ada is located in Sheboygan County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ada that is located in Norman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Ada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Distance: 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
- Spain
- Distance: 4,098 miles [6,595.1 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
- Ghana
- Distance: 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km]<1> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
- Croatia
- Distance: 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
- India
- Distance: 7,792 miles [12,540 km]<1> to the north
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
- Japan
- Distance: 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km]<1> to the northwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
- Serbia
- Distance: 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Ada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ada ...
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.
- Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Faith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Fertile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flaming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Greenview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenview is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Melvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Twin Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
How Far From Ada 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 city such as Ada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ada and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ada to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Ada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ada 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 Ada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ada 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 Ada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2991, Longitude: -96.5166 In this case, the coordinates for Ada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.129 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.864 degrees. |
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