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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 Butternut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butternut 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 Butternut:
- 44.137741, -94.329131
- 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 Butternut
- 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 Blue Earth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blue Earth County
- Since Butternut is near Brown County and also Watonwan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watonwan 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 Butternut
Communities Also Named Butternut ...
We found three communities that are also named Butternut.
Within Minnesota, the name Butternut is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- This Butternut is located in Montcalm County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east of the Butternut that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Butternut.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Butternut is located in Rutland County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the east of the Butternut that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Butternut.
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This Butternut is located in Ashland County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Butternut that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Butternut.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Butternut ...
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.
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Good Thunder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Crystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Poor Farm Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
- Skyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Tenmile Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
- Willow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Butternut 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 Butternut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butternut and extending to:
- Mankato, which is the Seat of Blue Earth County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Butternut to Mankato, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Butternut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Butternut 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 Butternut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1377, Longitude: -94.3291 In this case, the coordinates for Butternut have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.042 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.90 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.433 degrees. |
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