Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackduck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackduck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackduck
- 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 Blackduck:
- 47.731877, -94.548515
- 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 Blackduck
- 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 Beltrami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beltrami County
- Since Blackduck is near Itasca County and also Koochiching County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Itasca County
- eBird sighting report for Koochiching 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackduck ...
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.
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Forest Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Koochiching County
- Inez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Island Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Island Lake
- From Blackduck to Island Lake
- Otto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Red Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Red Lake is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Lake
- From Blackduck to Red Lake
- Rosy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Shooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Shooks is located in Beltrami County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shooks
- From Blackduck to Shooks
- Turtle River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
- Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turtle River
- From Blackduck to Turtle River
- Woodland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Beltrami County
How Far From Blackduck 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 city such as Blackduck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blackduck and extending to:
- Bemidji, which is the Seat of Beltrami County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blackduck to Bemidji, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blackduck: www.blackduckmn.com/
The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackduck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackduck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7319, Longitude: -94.5485 |
| <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 Blackduck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.198 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.55 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.61 degrees. |