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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 Carpenters Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carpenters Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carpenters Corner:
    • 48.158028, -96.437550
    • 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 Carpenters Corner
  • 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 Carpenters Corner ...

We found two communities that share the name Carpenters Corner.

Within Minnesota, the name Carpenters Corner is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carpenters Corner that is located in Pennington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Carpenters Corner.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the east of the Carpenters Corner that is located in Pennington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Carpenters Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carpenters Corner ...

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.

  • Challenger Court
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challenger Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenger Court
    • Challenger Court is located in Pennington County
  • Dakota Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Junction
    • Dakota Junction is located in Pennington County
  • Dorothy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorothy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
  • Euclid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
  • Radium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Radium is located in Marshall County
  • Rosewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Marshall County
  • Thief River Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
    • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <3>
  • Viking
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people

How Far From Carpenters Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carpenters Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carpenters Corner and extending to:

  • Thief River Falls, which is the Seat of Pennington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carpenters Corner to Thief River Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,157 miles [1,862 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carpenters Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Carpenters Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carpenters Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1580, Longitude: -96.4376       In this case, the coordinates for Carpenters Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Carpenters Corner 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 320.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.167 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.592 degrees.









 

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