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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 Georgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georgeville 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 Georgeville:
- 45.428576, -94.927235
- 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 Georgeville
- 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Georgeville is near Kandiyohi County and also Meeker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kandiyohi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker 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 Georgeville
Communities Also Named Georgeville ...
We found six communities that are also named Georgeville.
Within Minnesota, the name Georgeville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
- This Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Georgeville that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Georgeville.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Georgeville is located in Ray County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the south of the Georgeville that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Georgeville.
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Georgeville that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Georgeville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Georgeville lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Georgeville that is located in Stearns County.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Georgeville is located in Indiana County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Georgeville that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Georgeville.
- Quebec
- This Georgeville lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the east of the Georgeville that is located in Stearns County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgeville ...
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.
- Crow River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Eden Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- Lake Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Regal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Spicer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Terrace is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Georgeville 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 Georgeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Georgeville and extending to:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Georgeville to Saint Cloud, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 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- Georgeville) 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 Georgeville 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 Georgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4286, Longitude: -94.9272 In this case, the coordinates for Georgeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.482 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.44 degrees. |
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