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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 Culver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culver 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 Culver:
    • 46.925774, -92.558525
    • 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 Culver
  • 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 Culver ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Culver.

Within Minnesota, the name Culver is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • El Paso 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 Colorado community of Culver [El Paso County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Culver is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Culver.
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Culver is located in Bonner County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Culver.
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This Culver is located in Menard County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Culver.
    • Indiana
      • Marshall County
      • This Culver is located in Marshall County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Culver.
      • Tippecanoe 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 Indiana community of Culver [Tippecanoe County].
    • Iowa
      • Muscatine 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 Culver [Muscatine County].
    • Kansas
      • Ottawa County
      • This Culver is located in Ottawa County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Culver.
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Culver is located in Elliott County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Culver.
    • Manitoba
      • This Culver lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
    • Michigan
      • Arenac 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 Michigan community of Culver [Arenac County].
      • Kalkaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Culver [Kalkaska County].
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Culver [Ocean County].
    • Oregon
      • Jefferson County
      • This Culver is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<2> to the west of the Culver that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Culver.
    • Texas
      • Matagorda 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 Culver [Matagorda County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Culver ...

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.

  • Birch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Birch is located in Saint Louis County
  • Canyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Canyon is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <4>
  • Five Corners
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Saint Louis County
  • Four Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County
  • Grand Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Grand Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Saint Louis County
  • Meadowlands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Twig
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
    • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
  • Twig Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twig Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig Station
    • Twig Station is located in Saint Louis County

How Far From Culver 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 community such as Culver to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culver and extending to:

  • Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Culver to Duluth, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Culver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

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 Culver 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 from Point A (ie- Culver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Culver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9258, Longitude: -92.5585       In this case, the coordinates for Culver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Culver 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 317.775 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.831 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.705 degrees.









 

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