Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Border, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Border and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Border
- 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 Border:
- 48.695939, -94.277067
- 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 Border
- 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 Koochiching County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Koochiching County
- Since Border is near Lake of the Woods County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lake of the Woods 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 Border ...
We found seven communities that share the name Border.
Within Minnesota, the name Border is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Border [Elk County].
- Stanton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Border [Stanton County].
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Border ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Cozy Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Dearlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Finland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Frontier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Gameland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Harris Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harris Hill
- From Border to Harris Hill
- Rainy River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rainy River
- From Border to Rainy River
How Far From Border 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 Border to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Border and extending to:
- International Falls, which is the Seat of Koochiching County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Border to International Falls, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 264 miles [424.9 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Border. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Border 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. |
| <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- Border) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Border. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6959, Longitude: -94.2771 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Border to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.98 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.432 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.174 degrees. |