Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Childs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Childs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Childs
- 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 Childs:
- 46.065366, -96.534258
- 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 Childs
- 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 Wilkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkin County
- Since Childs is near Richland County and also Roberts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Roberts 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 Childs ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Childs.
Within Minnesota, the name Childs is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Florida
- Maryland
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Erie 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 Pennsylvania community of Childs [Erie County].
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Childs [Fayette County].
- Lackawanna County
- This Childs is located in Lackawanna County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the east of the Childs that is located in Wilkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Childs.
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Childs ...
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.
- Barney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <5>
- Charlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlesville
- From Childs to Charlesville
- Diamond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Dwight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dwight
- From Childs to Dwight
- Elbow Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbow Lake <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elbow Lake
- From Childs to Elbow Lake
- Foxhome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - French
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Great Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <5>
- Hammer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Herman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herman
- From Childs to Herman
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kent
- From Childs to Kent
How Far From Childs 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 Childs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Childs and extending to:
- Breckenridge, which is the Seat of Wilkin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Childs to Breckenridge, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Childs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilkin County: www.co.wilkin.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- Childs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Childs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0654, Longitude: -96.5343 In this case, the coordinates for Childs 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 Childs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Childs 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Childs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.648 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.982 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.183 degrees. |