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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 Gates Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gates Corner 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 Gates Corner:
- 48.452751, -95.319142
- 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 Gates Corner
- 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 Beltrami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beltrami County
- Since Gates Corner is near Roseau County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roseau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Gates Corner
Communities Also Named Gates Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Gates Corner.
There is one other community in Minnesota that is also named Gates Corner.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Koochiching County
- This Gates Corner is located in Koochiching County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gates Corner that is located in Beltrami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Gates Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Gates Corner is located in Delaware County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gates Corner that is located in Beltrami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Gates Corner.
- Porter County
- This Gates Corner is located in Porter County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the southeast of the Gates Corner that is located in Beltrami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Gates Corner.
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This Gates Corner is located in Strafford County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the east of the Gates Corner that is located in Beltrami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Gates Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates Corner ...
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.
- Carp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carp is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Four Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Four Town is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
- Jelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jelle is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelle
- Malcolm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Oaks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oaks Corner is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Corner
- Swift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Swift is located in Roseau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Winner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winner is located in Roseau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
How Far From Gates Corner 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 Gates Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gates Corner and extending to:
- Bemidji, which is the Seat of Beltrami County, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gates Corner to Bemidji, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,121 miles [1,804.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Gates Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gates Corner 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 Gates Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4528, Longitude: -95.3191 In this case, the coordinates for Gates Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.749 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.855 degrees. |
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