Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Darwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darwin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Darwin
- 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 Darwin:
- 45.096239, -94.404647
- 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 Darwin
- 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 Meeker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Since Darwin is near Wright County and also McLeod County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- eBird sighting report for McLeod 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 Darwin ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Darwin.
Within Minnesota, the name Darwin is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Darwin [Carroll County].
- Putnam 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 Indiana community of Darwin [Putnam County].
- Manitoba
- This Darwin lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the north of the Darwin that is located in Meeker County.
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darwin ...
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.
- Casey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- French Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
- French Lake is located in Wright County
- Greenleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Grove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Meeker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
- Jennie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rice Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Darwin 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 Darwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Darwin and extending to:
- Litchfield, which is the Seat of Meeker County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Darwin to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darwin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Meeker County: www.co.meeker.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0962, Longitude: -94.4046 In this case, the coordinates for Darwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Darwin 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. |
| <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 Darwin, 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 Darwin 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 319.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.098 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.235 degrees. |