Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cobden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cobden
- 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 Cobden:
- 44.282519, -94.846547
- 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 Cobden
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Cobden is near Redwood County and also Watonwan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Redwood County
- eBird sighting report for Watonwan 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 Cobden ...
We found three communities that share the name Cobden.
Within Minnesota, the name Cobden is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Montana
- Ontario
- This Cobden lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cobden that is located in Brown County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobden ...
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.
- Butternut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Evan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Iberia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Mountain Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <4>
- Seaforth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
- Seaforth is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <4>
- Sleepy Eye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
- Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
- Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Wanda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Wanda is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <4>
How Far From Cobden 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 Cobden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobden and extending to:
- New Ulm, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cobden to New Ulm, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cobden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cobden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2825, Longitude: -94.8465 In this case, the coordinates for Cobden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cobden 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cobden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.412 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.341 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.679 degrees. |