Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grass Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grass Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grass Lake
- 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 Grass Lake:
- 45.778016, -93.167719
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grass Lake
- 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 Kanabec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanabec County
- Since Grass Lake is near Isanti County and also Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Isanti County
- eBird sighting report for Pine 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grass Lake ...
We found five communities that share the name Grass Lake.
Within Minnesota, the name Grass Lake is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Grass Lake is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<1> to the west of the Grass Lake that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Grass Lake.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Grass Lake is located in Lake County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grass Lake that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Grass Lake.
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- This Grass Lake is located in Jackson County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grass Lake that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Grass Lake.
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Grass Lake [Mason County].
- Mississippi
- Humphreys County
- This Grass Lake is located in Humphreys County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the south of the Grass Lake that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Grass Lake.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grass Lake ...
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.
- Coin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Day
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Elm Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Lewis Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
- Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Pine City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <4>
- Rush City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
- Rush City is located in Chisago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <4>
- Rush Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
- Rush Point is located in Chisago County
- Springvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Isanti County
How Far From Grass Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grass Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grass Lake and extending to:
- Mora, which is the Seat of Kanabec County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grass Lake to Mora, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grass Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Grass Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grass Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7780, Longitude: -93.1677 In this case, the coordinates for Grass Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Grass Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Grass Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.185 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.371 degrees. |