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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 Grogan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grogan 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 Grogan:
- 44.016363, -94.536528
- 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 Grogan
- 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 Watonwan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watonwan County
- Since Grogan is near Brown County and also Blue Earth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blue Earth 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 Grogan
Communities Also Named Grogan ...
We found four communities that are also named Grogan.
Within Minnesota, the name Grogan is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Peach County
- This Grogan is located in Peach County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grogan that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Grogan.
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Grogan is located in Texas County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Grogan that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Grogan.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grogan.
- Texas
- Ochiltree County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ochiltree County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ochiltree County community of Grogan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grogan ...
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.
- Butternut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Crystal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Stark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Tenmile Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
- Willow Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Grogan 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 Grogan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grogan and extending to:
- Saint James, which is the Seat of Watonwan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Grogan to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Grogan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grogan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Grogan 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 Grogan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0164, Longitude: -94.5365 In this case, the coordinates for Grogan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.05 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.575 degrees. |
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