Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baden
- 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 Baden:
- 44.714130, -93.588289
- 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 Baden
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Baden is near Carver County and also Hennepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carver County
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin 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
Communities Also Named Baden ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Baden.
There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Baden.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Baden, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Baden lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Baden that is located in Scott County.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Baden lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east of the Baden that is located in Scott County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Austria
- Distance: 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km]<1> to the northeast
- Tasmania
- Distance: 9,443 miles [15,197 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Switzerland
- Distance: 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km]<1> to the northeast
- Germany
- Distance: 4,287 miles [6,899.3 km]<1> to the northeast
- France
- Distance: 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Austria
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baden ...
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.
- Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Carver is located in Carver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <4>
- Cedar Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Credit River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Eden Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
- Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
- Grainwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Jonathan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Marystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - New Prague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
- New Prague is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <4>
- Prior Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
- Prior Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <4>
- Savage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
How Far From Baden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baden and extending to:
- Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Baden to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7141, Longitude: -93.5883 In this case, the coordinates for Baden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Baden 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Baden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.523 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.384 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.886 degrees. |