Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aure:
  • 47.673288, -95.120559
  • 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 Aure

• 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 Beltrami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Beltrami County
  • Since Aure is near Clearwater County and also Hubbard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
  • eBird sighting report for Hubbard 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aure ...

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.

• Clearbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <2>
• Island Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
  • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
• Leonard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
• Little Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
• Red Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
  • Red Lake is located in Beltrami County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake <2>
• Scribner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Beltrami County
• Turtle River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
  • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
• Woodland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Beltrami County

How Far From Aure 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 Aure to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aure and extending to:

• Bemidji, which is the Seat of Beltrami County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aure to Bemidji, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 211 miles [339.6 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,088 miles [1,751 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aure. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/