Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Henrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henrytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Henrytown
- 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 Henrytown:
- 43.594410, -91.929323
- 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 Henrytown
- 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 Fillmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- Since Henrytown is near Winneshiek County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winneshiek County
- eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Henrytown ...
We found three communities that share the name Henrytown.
Within Minnesota, the name Henrytown is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henrytown ...
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.
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Fillmore County
- Choice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
- Prosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Tawney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Henrytown 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 Henrytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Henrytown and extending to:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Henrytown to Preston, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Henrytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Henrytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henrytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5944, Longitude: -91.9293 In this case, the coordinates for Henrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Henrytown 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 317.354 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.899 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.289 degrees. |