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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 Chaska, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chaska 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 Chaska:
- 44.787306, -93.601145
- 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 Chaska
- 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 Carver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carver County
- Since Chaska is near Scott County and also Hennepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin 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 Chaska
Communities Also Named Chaska ...
We found one communities that are also named Chaska.
Within Minnesota, the name Chaska is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Chaska in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Chaska is located in Campbell County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Chaska that is located in Carver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Chaska.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chaska ...
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.
- Carver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Crescent Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Eden Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Grainwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grainwood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainwood
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Island Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Island Park is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Jonathan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jonathan is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Chaska 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 city such as Chaska to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chaska and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Chaska to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chaska) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chaska to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7873, Longitude: -93.6011 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.533 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.874 degrees. |
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