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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ebro ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bear Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
- Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Bonga Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonga Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
- Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Bush Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
- Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jack Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Clearwater County
- Pine Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rice Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Roy Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
- Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
How Far From Ebro 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ebro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clearwater County: www.co.clearwater.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ebro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ebro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4955, Longitude: -95.5295 In this case, the coordinates for Ebro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Ebro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.241 degrees. |