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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 Gunn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gunn 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 Gunn:
- 47.216054, -93.475213
- 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 Gunn
- 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 Itasca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca County
- Since Gunn is near Cass County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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 Gunn
Communities Also Named Gunn ...
We found four communities that are also named Gunn.
Within Minnesota, the name Gunn is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Gunn lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gunn that is located in Itasca County.
- Mississippi
- Smith County
- This Gunn is located in Smith County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gunn that is located in Itasca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Gunn.
- Virginia
- Craig County
- This Gunn is located in Craig County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gunn that is located in Itasca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Gunn.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sweetwater County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Gunn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gunn ...
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.
- Bass Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bass Brook is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook
- Blackberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Deer River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodland is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Grand Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silverwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silverwood is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Swan River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taconite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taconite is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
How Far From Gunn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gunn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gunn and extending to:
- Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Itasca County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gunn to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gunn) 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 Gunn, 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 Gunn 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 Gunn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2161, Longitude: -93.4752 In this case, the coordinates for Gunn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.141 degrees. |
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