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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 Dodge Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodge Center 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 Dodge Center:
- 44.028617, -92.850500
- 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 Dodge Center
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Dodge Center is near Olmsted County and also Steele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steele 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 Dodge Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodge Center ...
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.
- Bixby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Danesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oslo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Post Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Rice Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Rock Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Shanty Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Skyberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
How Far From Dodge Center 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 Dodge Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dodge Center and extending to:
- Mantorville, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Dodge Center to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> 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 889 miles [1,430.7 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 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dodge Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dodge Center 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 Dodge Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0286, Longitude: -92.8505 In this case, the coordinates for Dodge Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.665 degrees. |
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