Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chamberlain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chamberlain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chamberlain
- 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 Chamberlain:
- 46.905236, -94.721674
- 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 Chamberlain
- 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 Hubbard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Since Chamberlain is near Cass County and also Wadena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Wadena 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 Chamberlain ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Chamberlain.
Within Minnesota, the name Chamberlain is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Chamberlain [Walker County].
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Chamberlain [Allen County].
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Chamberlain is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<2> to the east of the Chamberlain that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Chamberlain.
- Penobscot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Chamberlain [Penobscot County].
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chamberlain [Kalamazoo County].
- Saint Joseph County
- This Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the southeast of the Chamberlain that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Chamberlain.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Chamberlain.
- Medina County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chamberlain [Medina County].
- Ontario
- This Chamberlain lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the east of the Chamberlain that is located in Hubbard County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Chamberlain lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Chamberlain that is located in Hubbard County.
- South Dakota
- Brule County
- This Chamberlain is located in Brule County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Chamberlain that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brule County community of Chamberlain.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chamberlain ...
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.
- Deer Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Emmaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Hackensack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <5>
- Huntersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Mildred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Nimrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Nimrod is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nimrod <5>
- Park Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
- Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <5>
- Pine River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <5>
How Far From Chamberlain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chamberlain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chamberlain and extending to:
- Park Rapids, which is the Seat of Hubbard County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Chamberlain to Park Rapids, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chamberlain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hubbard County: www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Chamberlain 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chamberlain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chamberlain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9052, Longitude: -94.7217 In this case, the coordinates for Chamberlain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Chamberlain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Chamberlain 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 319.333 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.594 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.937 degrees. |