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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 Fosston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fosston 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 Fosston:
- 47.578043, -95.747545
- 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 Fosston
- 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 Fosston is near Clearwater County and also Mahnomen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater 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 Fosston
Communities Also Named Fosston ...
We found two communities that are also named Fosston.
Within Minnesota, the name Fosston is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Fosston is located in Weld County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fosston that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Fosston.
- Saskatchewan
- This Fosston lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fosston that is located in Polk County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosston ...
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.
- Bonga Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
- Clearbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gully
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gully is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jack Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jack Pine is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Pine
- Pine Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bend is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
- Rice Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Roy Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trail is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Winger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Fosston 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 Fosston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fosston and extending to:
- Crookston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fosston to Crookston, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 221 miles [355.7 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,111 miles [1,788 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fosston) 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 Fosston 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 Fosston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5780, Longitude: -95.7475 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.345 degrees. |
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