Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crookston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crookston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crookston
- 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 Crookston:
- 47.773813, -96.606804
- 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 Crookston
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Crookston is near Red Lake County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Red Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Crookston ...
We found two communities that share the name Crookston.
Within Minnesota, the name Crookston is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Ontario
- This Crookston lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the east of the Crookston that is located in Polk County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crookston ...
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.
- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Dorothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Euclid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Euclid is located in Polk County
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Greenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mallory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Melvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Polk County
How Far From Crookston 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 Crookston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crookston and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Crookston to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Crookston: www.crookston.mn.us/
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crookston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crookston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7738, Longitude: -96.6068 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Crookston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.793 degrees. |