Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Briggs Lake:
  • 45.508577, -93.936091
  • 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 Briggs Lake

• 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 Sherburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sherburne County
  • Since Briggs Lake is near Benton County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Briggs Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briggs Lake ...

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.

• Big Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <1>
• Cable
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cable is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
• Clear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <1>
• Clearwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
• Evergreen Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
• Fruitville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Hasty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hasty is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
• Parent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Parent is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
• Riverview Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
• Silver Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek

How Far From Briggs Lake 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 Briggs Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elk River, which is the Seat of Sherburne County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Briggs Lake to Elk River, with an average speed<3> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'