Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cerro Gordo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cerro Gordo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cerro Gordo
- 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 Cerro Gordo:
- 45.052461, -96.031983
- 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 Cerro Gordo
- 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 Lac qui Parle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lac qui Parle County
- Since Cerro Gordo is near Chippewa County and also Swift County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
- eBird sighting report for Swift 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cerro Gordo ...
We found six communities that share the name Cerro Gordo.
Within Minnesota, the name Cerro Gordo is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cerro Gordo [Inyo County].
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Cerro Gordo.
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cerro Gordo [Randolph County].
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cerro Gordo [Jewell County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Cerro Gordo.
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cerro Gordo that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Cerro Gordo.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cerro Gordo ...
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.
- Artichoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Big Stone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
- Big Stone City is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <5>
- Burr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Cashtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Gary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <5>
- Granite Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <5>
- Hazel Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Louisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
How Far From Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cerro Gordo and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Lac qui Parle County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cerro Gordo to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cerro Gordo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lac qui Parle County: www.ci.madison.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cerro Gordo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Cerro Gordo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cerro Gordo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0525, Longitude: -96.0320 In this case, the coordinates for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cerro Gordo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cerro Gordo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.272 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.424 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.146 degrees. |