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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 Clearwater Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearwater Estates 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 Clearwater Estates:
- 45.412500, -94.040278
- 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 Clearwater Estates
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Clearwater Estates is near Sherburne County and also Stearns County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherburne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns 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 Clearwater Estates
Communities Also Named Clearwater Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Clearwater Estates.
Within Minnesota, the name Clearwater Estates is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Clearwater Estates is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Clearwater Estates that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Clearwater Estates.
- Alberta
- This Clearwater Estates lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clearwater Estates that is located in Wright County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearwater Estates ...
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.
- Cable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Clear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Hasty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Maple Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marty is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
- Pleasant Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Riverview Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
How Far From Clearwater Estates 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 community such as Clearwater Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clearwater Estates and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clearwater Estates to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Clearwater Estates) 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 Clearwater Estates 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 Clearwater Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4125, Longitude: -94.0403 In this case, the coordinates for Clearwater Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.952 degrees. |
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