Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alida and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alida
- 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 Alida:
- 47.383567, -95.234738
- 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 Alida
- 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 Clearwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
- Since Alida is near Hubbard County and also Beltrami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- eBird sighting report for Beltrami 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
Communities Also Named Alida ...
We found three communities that share the name Alida.
Within Minnesota, the name Alida is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Saskatchewan
- This Alida lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alida that is located in Clearwater County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alida ...
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.
- Big Bear Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bear Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
- Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Bonga Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonga Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
- Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Bush Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
- Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Coffee Pot Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Pot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
- Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jack Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Mallard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Clearwater County
- Rice Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Scribner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Alida 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 community such as Alida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alida and extending to:
- Bagley, which is the Seat of Clearwater County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alida to Bagley, with an average speed<3> 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clearwater County: www.co.clearwater.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Alida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3836, Longitude: -95.2347 In this case, the coordinates for Alida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Alida to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.102 degrees. |