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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 Gibbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibbon 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 Gibbon:
- 44.535339, -94.523628
- 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 Gibbon
- 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 Sibley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sibley County
- Since Gibbon is near McLeod County and also Nicollet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLeod County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicollet 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 Gibbon
Communities Also Named Gibbon ...
We found six communities that are also named Gibbon.
Within Minnesota, the name Gibbon 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 ...
- Nebraska
- Buffalo County
- This Gibbon is located in Buffalo County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gibbon that is located in Sibley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Gibbon.
- New Brunswick
- This Gibbon lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibbon that is located in Sibley County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Gibbon lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibbon that is located in Sibley County.
- Oklahoma
- Grant County
- This Gibbon is located in Grant County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gibbon that is located in Sibley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Gibbon.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This Gibbon is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gibbon that is located in Sibley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Gibbon.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Gibbon is located in Benton County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gibbon that is located in Sibley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gibbon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbon ...
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.
- Evan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- New Sweden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Norseland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- Poor Farm Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
- Sleepy Eye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
How Far From Gibbon 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 city such as Gibbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibbon and extending to:
- Gaylord, which is the Seat of Sibley County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gibbon to Gaylord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 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 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbon) 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 Gibbon 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 Gibbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5353, Longitude: -94.5236 In this case, the coordinates for Gibbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.116 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.441 degrees. |
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