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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 Graceton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graceton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Graceton:
    • 48.741090, -94.836327
    • 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 Graceton
  • 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 Lake of the Woods County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake of the Woods County
    • Since Graceton is near Roseau County and also Koochiching 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 Koochiching 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 Graceton

Communities Also Named Graceton ...

We found three communities that are also named Graceton.

Within Minnesota, the name Graceton is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Graceton is located in Harford County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graceton that is located in Lake of the Woods County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Graceton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Graceton is located in Indiana County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graceton that is located in Lake of the Woods County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Graceton.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Graceton is located in Upshur County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the south of the Graceton that is located in Lake of the Woods County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Graceton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceton ...

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.

  • Birch Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Birch Beach is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Beach
  • Carp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Carp is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
  • Central
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Central is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Gameland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
  • Harris Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Oaks Corner
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oaks Corner is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Corner
  • Rainy River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Swift
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift

How Far From Graceton 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 Graceton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graceton and extending to:

  • Baudette, which is the Seat of Lake of the Woods County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Graceton to Baudette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 274 miles [441 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 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,112 miles [1,789.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graceton) 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 Graceton 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 Graceton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7411, Longitude: -94.8363       In this case, the coordinates for Graceton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.389 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.90 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.489 degrees.