Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Days High Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Days High Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Days High Landing
- 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 Days High Landing:
- 47.252172, -93.805777
- 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 Days High Landing
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Days High Landing is near Itasca County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Itasca County
- eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Days High Landing ...
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.
- Ball Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bass Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook
- Bass Brook is located in Itasca County
- Blackberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Blackberry is located in Itasca County
- Bowstring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Boy River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Deer River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
- Deer River is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <2>
- Elevenmile Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elevenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Corner
- Elevenmile Corner is located in Cass County
- Federal Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
- Federal Dam is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <2>
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <2>
- Gunn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Hill City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Hill City is located in Aitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
- Shovel Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Lake
- Shovel Lake is located in Aitkin County
How Far From Days High Landing 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 Days High Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Days High Landing and extending to:
- Walker, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Days High Landing to Walker, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Days High Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Days High Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Days High Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2522, Longitude: -93.8058 In this case, the coordinates for Days High Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Days High Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.884 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.319 degrees. |