Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hi-Vue Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hi-Vue Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hi-Vue Park

• 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 Hi-Vue Park:
  • 45.613889, -94.205000
  • 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 Hi-Vue Park

• 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
  • Since Hi-Vue Park is near Benton County and also Sherburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sherburne 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 Hi-Vue Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hi-Vue Park ...

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.

• Cable
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cable is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
• Collegeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Collegeville is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <1>
• Evergreen Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fruitville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Mayhew
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayhew is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Parent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Parent is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
• Pleasant Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
• Rice
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
• Riverview Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park

How Far From Hi-Vue Park 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 Hi-Vue Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hi-Vue Park and extending to:

• Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hi-Vue Park to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'