Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ah-gwah-ching, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ah-gwah-ching and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ah-gwah-ching
- 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 Ah-gwah-ching:
- 47.074124, -94.562771
- 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 Ah-gwah-ching
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Ah-gwah-ching is near Hubbard County and also Wadena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- eBird sighting report for Wadena 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ah-gwah-ching ...
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.
- Boy River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Chamberlain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Cuba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Deer Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Emmaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Federal Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
- Federal Dam is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <2>
- Hackensack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
- Lake George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
- Longville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Longville is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <2>
- Mildred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Ah-gwah-ching 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 Ah-gwah-ching to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ah-gwah-ching and extending to:
- Walker, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ah-gwah-ching to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ah-gwah-ching. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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' (or 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- Ah-gwah-ching) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ah-gwah-ching. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0741, Longitude: -94.5628 In this case, the coordinates for Ah-gwah-ching 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 Ah-gwah-ching 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 319.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.801 degrees. |