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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 Almelund, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almelund 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 Almelund:
- 45.491350, -92.785492
- 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 Almelund
- 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 Chisago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chisago County
- Since Almelund is near Polk County and also Burnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett 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 Almelund
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almelund ...
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.
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bonnie Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie Glen is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
- Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Eureka Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka Center is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Stacy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Trade River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trade River is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade River
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Almelund 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 Almelund to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Almelund and extending to:
- Center City, which is the Seat of Chisago County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Almelund to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Almelund) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Almelund 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 Almelund. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4913, Longitude: -92.7855 In this case, the coordinates for Almelund have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.955 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.239 degrees. |
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