Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Faribault:
  • 44.294768, -93.269980
  • 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 Faribault

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

Communities Also Named Faribault ...

We found one communities that are also named Faribault.

Within Minnesota, the name Faribault is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Faribault in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Faribault lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Faribault that is located in Rice County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Faribault ...

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.

• Cannon City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cannon City is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
• Colony Court
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colony Court is located in Waseca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
• Havana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Havana
  • From Faribault to Havana
• Little Chicago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Chicago is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Prairieville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prairieville is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
• Rice Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
• Rogers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rogers is located in Le Sueur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Shieldsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
• Skyberg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
• Wheatland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wheatland
  • From Faribault to Wheatland

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

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

• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Faribault to Saint Paul, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 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 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'