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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 Arendahl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arendahl 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 Arendahl:
- 43.825241, -91.909598
- 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 Arendahl
- 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 Fillmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- Since Arendahl is near Winona County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winona County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Arendahl
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arendahl ...
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.
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bucksnort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucksnort is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Choice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Henrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Money Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Tawney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tawney is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawney
How Far From Arendahl 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 Arendahl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arendahl and extending to:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arendahl to Preston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arendahl) 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 Arendahl 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 Arendahl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8252, Longitude: -91.9096 In this case, the coordinates for Arendahl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.217 degrees. |
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