Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fond du Lac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fond du Lac and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fond du Lac
- 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 Fond du Lac:
- 46.659664, -92.273248
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fond du Lac
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Fond du Lac is near Carlton County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carlton County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fond du Lac ...
We found four communities that share the name Fond du Lac.
Within Minnesota, the name Fond du Lac is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Fond du Lac is located in Will County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fond du Lac that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fond du Lac.
- Kansas
- Brown 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 Kansas community of Fond du Lac [Brown County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Fond du Lac lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fond du Lac that is located in Saint Louis County.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fond du Lac that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Fond du Lac.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fond du Lac ...
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.
- Dewey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Saint Louis County
- Gary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hermantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
- Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <4>
- Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Superior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Superior Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
How Far From Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fond du Lac and extending to:
- Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fond du Lac to Duluth, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fond du Lac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fond du Lac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fond du Lac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6597, Longitude: -92.2732 In this case, the coordinates for Fond du Lac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fond du Lac 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Fond du Lac to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.569 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.623 degrees. |