Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cottonwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cottonwood
- 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 Cottonwood:
- 44.611013, -95.671950
- 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 Cottonwood
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Cottonwood is near Yellow Medicine County and also Redwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yellow Medicine County
- eBird sighting report for Redwood 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 Cottonwood ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Cottonwood.
Within Minnesota, the name Cottonwood is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry 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 Alabama community of Cottonwood [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Cottonwood is located in Houston County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Cottonwood.
- Limestone County
- This Cottonwood is located in Limestone County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Cottonwood.
- Alaska
- This Cottonwood lies 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Cottonwood is located in Apache County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Cottonwood.
- Cochise County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Cottonwood.
- Pinal County
- This Cottonwood is located in Pinal County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km] to the southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Cottonwood.
- Yavapai County
- This Cottonwood is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the west southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Cottonwood.
- British Columbia
- This Cottonwood lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Cottonwood [San Bernardino County].
- Shasta County
- This Cottonwood is located in Shasta County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<2> to the west of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Cottonwood.
- Yolo County
- This Cottonwood is located in Yolo County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km] to the west of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Cottonwood.
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Cottonwood is located in Douglas County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cottonwood.
- Gilpin County
- This Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of Cottonwood.
- Saguache County
- This Cottonwood is located in Saguache County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saguache County community of Cottonwood.
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Cottonwood is located in Fayette County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cottonwood.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Cottonwood is located in Idaho County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Cottonwood.
- Owyhee County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Cottonwood [Owyhee County].
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- This Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Cottonwood.
- Iowa
- Lee 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 Iowa community of Cottonwood [Lee County].
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Cottonwood is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Cottonwood.
- Vernon Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Cottonwood [Vernon Parish].
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Cottonwood.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Cottonwood is located in Fergus County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Cottonwood.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Cottonwood.
- Elko County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cottonwood [Elko County].
- Mineral County
- This community is historic and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Cottonwood.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Cottonwood.
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Cottonwood.
- San Juan County
- This Cottonwood is located in San Juan County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Cottonwood.
- Oklahoma
- Coal County
- This Cottonwood is located in Coal County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coal County community of Cottonwood.
- Sequoyah County
- This Cottonwood is located in Sequoyah County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Cottonwood.
- South Dakota
- Jackson County
- This Cottonwood is located in Jackson County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the west of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cottonwood.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This Cottonwood is located in Brazos County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Cottonwood.
- Callahan County
- This Cottonwood is located in Callahan County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the south southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Cottonwood.
- Erath County
- This Cottonwood is located in Erath County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Cottonwood.
- Falls 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 Texas community of Cottonwood [Falls County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Cottonwood is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Cottonwood.
- Kaufman County
- This Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Cottonwood.
- Liberty County
- This Cottonwood is located in Liberty County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Cottonwood.
- Madison County
- This Cottonwood is located in Madison County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cottonwood.
- McLennan County
- This Cottonwood is located in McLennan County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Cottonwood.
- Somervell County
- Although located in Somervell County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somervell County community of Cottonwood.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Cottonwood is located in Davis County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the west of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Cottonwood.
- Grand County
- This Cottonwood is located in Grand County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Cottonwood.
- Salt Lake County
- This Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the west southwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cottonwood.
- Wisconsin
- Price 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 Wisconsin community of Cottonwood [Price County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonwood ...
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.
- Echo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <5>
- Granite Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <5>
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lyon County
- Hazel Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Valley Courts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Courts
- Valley Courts is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Village Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Village Park is located in Lyon County
- Wood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cottonwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Cottonwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonwood and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cottonwood to Marshall, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottonwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyonco.org/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Cottonwood 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cottonwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottonwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6110, Longitude: -95.6719 In this case, the coordinates for Cottonwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cottonwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.064 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.052 degrees. |