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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clinton Falls ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Indiana
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) - Cannon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Colony Court
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
- Rice Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - River Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Skyberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Waseca County
How Far From Clinton Falls 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clinton Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steele County: www.co.steele.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clinton Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clinton Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1389, Longitude: -93.2469 In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Clinton Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.027 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.849 degrees. |