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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 French River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French River 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 French River:
- 46.897992, -91.897128
- 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 French River
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since French River is near Lake County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for French River
Communities Also Named French River ...
We found three communities that are also named French River.
Within Minnesota, the name French River is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ontario
- This French River lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the east of the French River that is located in Saint Louis County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This French River lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the east of the French River that is located in Saint Louis County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near French River ...
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.
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cloverland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cutter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Four Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hermantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Park
- Knife River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Two Harbors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
How Far From French River 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 community such as French River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in French River and extending to:
- Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from French River to Duluth, with an average speed<3> 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 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French River) 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 French River 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 French River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8980, Longitude: -91.8971 In this case, the coordinates for French River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.341 degrees. |
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