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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 Celina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Celina 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 Celina:
    • 47.865760, -93.061843
    • 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 Celina
  • 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 Celina ...

We found five communities that share the name Celina.

Within Minnesota, the name Celina is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Celina is located in Perry County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Celina that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Celina.
    • Missouri
      • Dent County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dent County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Celina.
    • Ohio
      • Mercer County
      • This Celina is located in Mercer County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Celina that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Celina.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This Celina is located in Clay County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Celina that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Celina.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Celina is located in Collin County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Celina that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Celina.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Celina ...

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.

  • Bear River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
    • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
  • Cook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Craigville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Craigville is located in Koochiching County
  • Effie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
    • Effie is located in Itasca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <4>
  • Meadow Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County
  • Side Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
    • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <4>
  • Silverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Koochiching County
  • Sturgeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County

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

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

  • Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Celina to Duluth, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

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

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- Celina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Celina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8658, Longitude: -93.0618       In this case, the coordinates for Celina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Celina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Celina to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.116 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.345 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.714 degrees.









 

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