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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 Akeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Akeley 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 Akeley:
- 47.000597, -94.728006
- 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 Akeley
- 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 Hubbard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Since Akeley is near Cass County and also Wadena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Akeley
Communities Also Named Akeley ...
We found one communities that are also named Akeley.
Within Minnesota, the name Akeley is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Akeley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Warren County
- This Akeley is located in Warren County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Akeley that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Akeley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Akeley ...
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.
- Chamberlain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Deer Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
- Emmaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Hackensack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lake George
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mildred is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Park Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Akeley 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 city such as Akeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Akeley and extending to:
- Park Rapids, which is the Seat of Hubbard County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Akeley to Park Rapids, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,051 miles [1,691.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Akeley) 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 Akeley 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 Akeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0006, Longitude: -94.7280 In this case, the coordinates for Akeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.915 degrees. |
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