Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cannon Falls:
  • 44.513444, -92.903548
  • 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 Cannon Falls

• 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 Goodhue County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
  • Since Cannon Falls is near Dakota County and also Rice County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice 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 Cannon Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannon Falls ...

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.

• Bombay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bombay is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Castle Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Claybank
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
• Diamond Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
• Empire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Eureka Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
• Hay Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
• Randolph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Randolph is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Red Wing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <1>
• Rich Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• White Willow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Willow is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow

How Far From Cannon Falls 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 Cannon Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Red Wing, which is the Seat of Goodhue County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cannon Falls to Red Wing, 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'