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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 Duluth Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duluth Heights 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 Duluth Heights:
- 46.800773, -92.131856
- 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 Duluth Heights
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Duluth Heights is near Douglas County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton 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 Duluth Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duluth Heights ...
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.
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hermantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Park
- Lester Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Superior
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
How Far From Duluth Heights 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 Duluth Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Duluth Heights and extending to:
- Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Duluth Heights to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duluth Heights) 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 Duluth Heights 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 Duluth Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8008, Longitude: -92.1319 In this case, the coordinates for Duluth Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.502 degrees. |
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