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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 Albright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Albright 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 Albright:
- 45.130498, -94.114530
- 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 Albright
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Albright is near Meeker County and also McLeod County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLeod 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 Albright
Communities Also Named Albright ...
We found nine communities that are also named Albright.
Within Minnesota, the name Albright is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Albright lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Albright that is located in Wright County.
- Illinois
- Clark 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 Illinois community of Albright [Clark County].
- Kentucky
- Lincoln 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 Kentucky community of Albright [Lincoln County].
- Montana
- Cascade 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 Montana community of Albright [Cascade County].
- Rosebud County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Albright [Rosebud County].
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Albright.
- North Carolina
- Alamance 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 North Carolina community of Albright [Alamance County].
- Tennessee
- Sumner 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 Tennessee community of Albright [Sumner County].
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Albright is located in Preston County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Albright that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Albright.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Albright ...
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.
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- French Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- French Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Howard Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jennie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jennie is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
- Knapp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knapp is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Maple Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
How Far From Albright 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 Albright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Albright and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Albright to Buffalo, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Albright) 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 Albright 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 Albright, 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 Albright 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 Albright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1305, Longitude: -94.1145 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.867 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.066 degrees. |
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