Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Basswood Grove:
  • 44.827190, -92.799370
  • 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 Basswood Grove

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Basswood Grove is near Pierce County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Basswood Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Basswood Grove ...

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.

• Cottage Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <1>
• Diamond Bluff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
• Glover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glover is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Highwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Lake Elmo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake Elmo is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elmo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elmo <1>
• Landfall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Landfall is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Pine Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Bend is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
• Rich Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• Roseport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Roseport is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseport
• Sunfish Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sunfish Lake is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunfish Lake <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Basswood Grove and extending to:

• Stillwater, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Basswood Grove to Stillwater, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 906 miles [1,458.1 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'