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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 Arthyde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arthyde 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 Arthyde:
- 46.356057, -93.089381
- 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 Arthyde
- 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 Aitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin County
- Since Arthyde is near Pine County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton 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 Arthyde
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthyde ...
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.
- Dads Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
- Friesland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friesland is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Kettle River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moose Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redtop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redtop is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Ronald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ronald is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Sandstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thor is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
- Willow River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Arthyde 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 Arthyde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arthyde and extending to:
- Aitkin, which is the Seat of Aitkin County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arthyde to Aitkin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south (S). 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 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 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 '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- Arthyde) 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 Arthyde 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 Arthyde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3561, Longitude: -93.0894 In this case, the coordinates for Arthyde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.167 degrees. |
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