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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 Dahlgren, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dahlgren and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dahlgren:
    • 44.776157, -93.683743
    • 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 Dahlgren
  • 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 Carver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carver County
    • Since Dahlgren is near Scott County and also Hennepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin 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 Dahlgren

Communities Also Named Dahlgren ...

We found two communities that are also named Dahlgren.

Within Minnesota, the name Dahlgren is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dahlgren that is located in Carver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Dahlgren.
    • Virginia
      • King George County
      • This Dahlgren is located in King George County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dahlgren that is located in Carver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Dahlgren.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dahlgren ...

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.

  • Assumption
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Carver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Coney Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Crescent Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Island Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Island Park is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Jonathan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonathan is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maple
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Marystown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Young America
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Chaska, which is the Seat of Carver County, lies just to the East.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Dahlgren to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dahlgren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dahlgren 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 Dahlgren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7762, Longitude: -93.6837       In this case, the coordinates for Dahlgren have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.591 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.469 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.922 degrees.