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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 Eureka Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eureka Center 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 Eureka Center:
- 44.587441, -93.217882
- 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 Eureka Center
- 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Eureka Center is near Scott County and also Rice County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rice 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 Eureka Center
Communities Also Named Eureka Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Eureka Center.
Within Minnesota, the name Eureka Center is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Eureka Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This Eureka Center is located in Polk County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eureka Center that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Eureka Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eureka Center ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Apple Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cedar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Credit River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Chicago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Orchard Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Eureka Center 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 Eureka Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eureka Center and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eureka Center to Hastings, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 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 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eureka Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eureka Center 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 Eureka Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5874, Longitude: -93.2179 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.261 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.718 degrees. |
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