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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 Correll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Correll 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 Correll:
- 45.232058, -96.162659
- 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 Correll
- 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 Big Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Big Stone County
- Since Correll is near Lac qui Parle County and also Swift County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lac qui Parle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swift 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 Correll
Communities Also Named Correll ...
We found one communities that are also named Correll.
Within Minnesota, the name Correll is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Correll in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Correll [Wayne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Correll ...
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.
- Alberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Artichoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
- Big Stone City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Stone Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Cashtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shady Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
How Far From Correll 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 city such as Correll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Correll and extending to:
- Ortonville, which is the Seat of Big Stone County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Correll to Ortonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Correll 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Correll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Correll 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 Correll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2321, Longitude: -96.1627 In this case, the coordinates for Correll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.176 degrees. |
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