Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Birch Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birch Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Birch Beach
- 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 Birch Beach:
- 48.952491, -94.931892
- 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 Birch Beach
- 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 Lake of the Woods County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake of the Woods County
- Since Birch Beach is near Roseau County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Roseau 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 Birch Beach ...
We found one communities that share the name Birch Beach.
Within Minnesota, the name Birch Beach is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Birch Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Birch Beach is located in Sanilac County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Birch Beach that is located in Lake of the Woods County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Birch Beach.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Beach ...
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.
- Angle Inlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Inlet
- Angle Inlet is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angle Inlet <3>
- Buffalo Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Point <3>
- Gameland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Harris Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Hickey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Long Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Longworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Rainy River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <3>
- Swift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Birch Beach 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 Birch Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birch Beach and extending to:
- Baudette, which is the Seat of Lake of the Woods County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birch Beach to Baudette, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,123 miles [1,807.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birch Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake of the Woods County: www.co.lake-of-the-woods.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birch Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birch Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9525, Longitude: -94.9319 In this case, the coordinates for Birch Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Birch Beach 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 319.454 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.001 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.484 degrees. |