Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in High Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for High Landing

• 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 High Landing:
  • 48.049406, -95.808629
  • 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 High Landing

• 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 Pennington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Pennington County
  • Since High Landing is near Red Lake County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Red Lake County
  • eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 High Landing ...

We found two communities that share the name High Landing.

Within Minnesota, the name High Landing is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Aroostook County
    • This High Landing is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the east of the High Landing that is located in Pennington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of High Landing.
    • Penobscot County
    • This High Landing is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km] to the east of the High Landing that is located in Pennington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of High Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Landing ...

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.

• Challenger Court
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challenger Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenger Court
  • Challenger Court is located in Pennington County
• Dakota Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Junction
  • Dakota Junction is located in Pennington County
• Erie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Pennington County
• Gully
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Gully is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
• Hazel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Pennington County
• Jelle
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelle
  • Jelle is located in Beltrami County
• River Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
  • River Valley is located in Pennington County
• Thief River Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
  • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <3>
• Trail
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Trail is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people

How Far From High Landing 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 High Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Thief River Falls, which is the Seat of Pennington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Landing to Thief River Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 249 miles [400.7 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,128 miles [1,815.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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