Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Andree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Andree

• 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 Andree:
  • 45.728295, -93.223834
  • 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 Andree

• 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 Isanti County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isanti County
  • Since Andree is near Kanabec County and also Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanabec County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pine 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 Andree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Andree ...

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.

• Coin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coin is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
• Day
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Day is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Elm Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
• Grass Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
• Lewis Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
• Pine City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine City is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
• Rush City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <1>
• Rush Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
• Springvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springvale is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Stanley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Stark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark

How Far From Andree to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Andree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Andree and extending to:

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Isanti County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Andree to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'