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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 Fruitville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitville 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 Fruitville:
- 45.713022, -94.079432
- 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 Fruitville
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Fruitville is near Stearns County and also Morrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrison 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 Fruitville
Communities Also Named Fruitville ...
We found four communities that are also named Fruitville.
Within Minnesota, the name Fruitville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Sarasota County
- This Fruitville is located in Sarasota County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fruitville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Fruitville.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Fruitville is located in Howell County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south of the Fruitville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Fruitville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Fruitville is located in Lancaster County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fruitville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Fruitville.
- Montgomery County
- This Fruitville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the east southeast of the Fruitville that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fruitville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitville ...
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.
- Cable
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Evergreen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Jakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jakeville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Mayhew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Parent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Rice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
How Far From Fruitville 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 community such as Fruitville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruitville and extending to:
- Foley, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fruitville to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 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 from Point A (ie- Fruitville) 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 Fruitville 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 Fruitville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7130, Longitude: -94.0794 In this case, the coordinates for Fruitville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.875 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.895 degrees. |
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