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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 Erskine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erskine 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 Erskine:
- 47.663887, -96.011474
- 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 Erskine
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Erskine is near Red Lake County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Erskine
Communities Also Named Erskine ...
We found six communities that are also named Erskine.
Within Minnesota, the name Erskine is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Erskine lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Erskine that is located in Polk County.
- Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Erskine [Vanderburgh County].
- New Jersey
- Passaic County
- This Erskine is located in Passaic County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Erskine that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Erskine.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Erskine is located in Sherman County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the west of the Erskine that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Erskine.
- South Dakota
- Fall River County
- This Erskine is located in Fall River County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Erskine that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Erskine.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Erskine [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Erskine ...
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.
- Fertile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flaming
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gully
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gully is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Maple Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lake Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trail is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Winger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Erskine 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 Erskine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Erskine and extending to:
- Crookston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Erskine to Crookston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Erskine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Erskine could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Erskine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Erskine 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 Erskine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6639, Longitude: -96.0115 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.753 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.475 degrees. |
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