Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Day, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Day and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Day
- 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 Day:
- 45.709129, -93.379395
- 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 Day
- 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 Isanti County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Isanti County
- Since Day is near Kanabec County and also Mille Lacs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanabec County
- eBird sighting report for Mille Lacs 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 Day ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Day.
Within Minnesota, the name Day is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Stoddard 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 Missouri community of Day [Stoddard County].
- Taney County
- This Day is located in Taney County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the south of the Day that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Day.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Day ...
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.
- Coin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Crown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Elm Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Grass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Lewis Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
- Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Page
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Rush Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
- Rush Point is located in Chisago County
- Springvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Isanti County
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Day 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 community such as Day to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Day and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Isanti County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Day to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Day. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Isanti County: www.co.isanti.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 '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- Day) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Day. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7091, Longitude: -93.3794 In this case, the coordinates for Day 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Day 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 Day, 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 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 Day 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 318.376 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.348 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.507 degrees. |