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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 Gem Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gem Lake 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 Gem Lake:
- 45.058025, -93.040394
- 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 Gem Lake
- 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 Ramsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Since Gem Lake is near Washington County and also Anoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anoka 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 Gem Lake
Communities Also Named Gem Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Gem Lake.
Within Minnesota, the name Gem Lake is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Gem Lake in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gem Lake ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Eagle is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Circle Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Little Canada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gem Lake 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 Gem Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gem Lake and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the Seat of Ramsey County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Gem Lake to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gem Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gem Lake 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 Gem Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0580, Longitude: -93.0404 In this case, the coordinates for Gem Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.497 degrees. |
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