Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clinton Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton Falls and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clinton Falls

• 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 Clinton Falls:
  • 44.138852, -93.246879
  • 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 Clinton Falls

• 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 Steele County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steele County
  • Since Clinton Falls is near Rice County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Clinton Falls

Communities Also Named Clinton Falls ...

We found one communities that are also named Clinton Falls.

Within Minnesota, the name Clinton Falls is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Clinton Falls in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Putnam County
    • This Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Clinton Falls that is located in Steele County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Clinton Falls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton Falls ...

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.

• Bixby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bixby is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Cannon City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cannon City is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
• Colony Court
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Colony Court is located in Waseca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
• Havana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Prairieville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Prairieville is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
• Rice Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
• River Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • River Point is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
• Skyberg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
• Vista
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vista is located in Waseca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

How Far From Clinton Falls 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 Clinton Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinton Falls and extending to:

• Owatonna, which is the Seat of Steele County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Clinton Falls to Saint Paul, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'