Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elko New Market:
  • 44.566896, -93.337648
  • 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 Elko New Market

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Elko New Market is near Rice County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Elko New Market

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elko New Market ...

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.

• Antlers Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
• Castle Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Cedar Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Credit River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Credit River is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
• Deer Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Deer Park is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Eureka Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
• Lakeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <1>
• Little Chicago
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Chicago is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Lydia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lydia is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Prior Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <1>
• Wheatland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Elko New Market to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Elko New Market to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elko New Market and extending to:

• Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elko New Market to Shakopee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 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 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'