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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 Graceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graceville 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 Graceville:
- 45.568960, -96.433443
- 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 Graceville
- 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 Big Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Big Stone County
- Since Graceville is near Traverse County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Traverse County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens 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 Graceville
Communities Also Named Graceville ...
We found two communities that are also named Graceville.
Within Minnesota, the name Graceville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Graceville is located in Jackson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Graceville that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Graceville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Graceville is located in Bedford County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graceville that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Graceville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceville ...
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.
- Alberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Artichoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
- Barry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Stone Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Bonanza Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Cashtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Hiawatha Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Shady Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Graceville 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 Graceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graceville and extending to:
- Ortonville, which is the Seat of Big Stone County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Graceville to Ortonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Graceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Graceville 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 Graceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5690, Longitude: -96.4334 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.569 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.246 degrees. |
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