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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 Haley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haley 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 Haley:
    • 47.921027, -92.732672
    • 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 Haley
  • 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 Haley ...

We found nine communities that share the name Haley.

Within Minnesota, the name Haley is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Haley is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west of the Haley that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Haley.
    • Indiana
      • Wayne 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 Indiana community of Haley [Wayne County].
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Haley is located in Crawford County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Haley that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Haley.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln 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 Maine community of Haley [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Martin 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 North Carolina community of Haley [Martin County].
    • North Dakota
      • Bowman County
      • This Haley is located in Bowman County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west of the Haley that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowman County community of Haley.
    • Ontario
      • This Haley lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east of the Haley that is located in Saint Louis County.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Haley is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the west of the Haley that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Haley.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Haley is located in Bedford County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Haley that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Haley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haley ...

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.

  • Bear River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
    • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
  • Cook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Meadow Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County
  • Side Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
    • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <4>
  • Silverdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Koochiching County
  • Sturgeon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County
  • Tower
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <4>
  • Tower Junction
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
    • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County

How Far From Haley 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 community such as Haley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haley and extending to:

  • Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Haley to Duluth, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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- Haley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9210, Longitude: -92.7327       In this case, the coordinates for Haley 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 Haley 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 Haley 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 317.877 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.082 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.508 degrees.









 

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