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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 Gully, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gully 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 Gully:
- 47.768387, -95.622968
- 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 Gully
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Gully is near Clearwater County and also Red Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red Lake 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 Gully
Communities Also Named Gully ...
We found one communities that are also named Gully.
Within Minnesota, the name Gully is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Gully in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Gully lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the east of the Gully that is located in Polk County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gully ...
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.
- Clearbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- High Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Landing is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
- Leonard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Bend is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
- River Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- River Valley is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trail is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Winger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Gully 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 Gully to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gully and extending to:
- Crookston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gully to Crookston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 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 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gully) 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 Gully 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 Gully. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7684, Longitude: -95.6230 In this case, the coordinates for Gully have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.222 degrees. |
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