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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 Big Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Woods 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 Big Woods:
- 48.311172, -97.108362
- 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 Big Woods
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Big Woods is near Walsh County and also Grand Forks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walsh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks 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 Big Woods
Communities Also Named Big Woods ...
We found four communities that are also named Big Woods.
Within Minnesota, the name Big Woods is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in DuPage County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Big Woods.
- Kentucky
- Menifee County
- This Big Woods is located in Menifee County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Big Woods that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Big Woods.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<2> to the south of the Big Woods that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Big Woods.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Big Woods is located in Harford County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Big Woods that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Big Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Woods ...
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.
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kellogg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kellogg is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Luna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Luna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- March
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- March is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Oslo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Robbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robbin is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbin
- Valley Court
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Court is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Court
How Far From Big Woods 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 Big Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Woods and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Woods to Warren, 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 299 miles [481.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Woods) 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 Big Woods 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 Big Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3112, Longitude: -97.1084 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.946 degrees. |
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