Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ebro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ebro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ebro

• 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 Ebro:
  • 47.495513, -95.529465
  • 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 Ebro

• 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 Clearwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
  • Since Ebro is near Polk County and also Mahnomen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahnomen 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 Ebro

Communities Also Named Ebro ...

We found one communities that are also named Ebro.

Within Minnesota, the name Ebro is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Ebro in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Washington County
    • This Ebro is located in Washington County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ebro that is located in Clearwater County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ebro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ebro ...

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.

• Big Bear Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
• Bonga Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
• Bush Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
• Jack Pine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jack Pine is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Pine
• Minerva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• Pine Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bend is located in Mahnomen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
• Rice Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
• Roy Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake

How Far From Ebro 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 Ebro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ebro and extending to:

• Bagley, which is the Seat of Clearwater County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ebro to Saint Paul, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'