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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 Fertile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fertile 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 Fertile:
- 47.535161, -96.280574
- 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 Fertile
- 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 Fertile is near Norman County and also Mahnomen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fertile
Communities Also Named Fertile ...
We found three communities that are also named Fertile.
Within Minnesota, the name Fertile is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Worth County
- This Fertile is located in Worth County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fertile that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Fertile.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This Fertile is located in Washington County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fertile that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fertile.
- Saskatchewan
- This Fertile lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fertile that is located in Polk County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fertile ...
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.
- Flaming
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Harold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Maple Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Melvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Fertile 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 city such as Fertile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fertile and extending to:
- Crookston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fertile to Crookston, 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 234 miles [376.6 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 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fertile) 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 Fertile 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 Fertile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5352, Longitude: -96.2806 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.465 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.962 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.666 degrees. |
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