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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 Averill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Averill 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 Averill:
- 46.970795, -96.547295
- 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 Averill
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Averill is near Cass County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Averill
Communities Also Named Averill ...
We found four communities that are also named Averill.
Within Minnesota, the name Averill is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Brevard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Averill [Brevard County].
- Michigan
- Midland County
- This Averill is located in Midland County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Averill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Averill.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This Averill is located in Allendale County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Averill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Averill.
- Vermont
- Essex County
- This Averill is located in Essex County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<2> to the east of the Averill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Averill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Averill ...
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.
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Downer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Downer is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Moorhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wild Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
How Far From Averill 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 Averill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Averill and extending to:
- Moorhead, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Averill to Moorhead, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Averill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Averill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Averill 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 Averill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9708, Longitude: -96.5473 In this case, the coordinates for Averill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.113 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.965 degrees. |
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