Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Giese, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Giese and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Giese

• 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 Giese:
  • 46.216058, -93.116603
  • 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 Giese

• 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 Aitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin County
  • Since Giese is near Pine County and also Kanabec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanabec 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 Giese

Curious and Interesting Names Near Giese ...

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.

• Dads Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
• Evergreen Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Friesland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Friesland is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
• Isle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <1>
• Mission Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Creek is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
• Redtop
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Redtop is located in Aitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
• Ronald
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ronald is located in Aitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
• Sandstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandstone is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <1>
• Sturgeon Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgeon Lake is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon Lake <1>
• Willow River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow River is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow River <1>

How Far From Giese to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Giese to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Giese and extending to:

• Aitkin, which is the Seat of Aitkin County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Giese to Aitkin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). 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 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'