Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hinckley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hinckley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hinckley
- 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 Hinckley:
- 46.015749, -92.942895
- 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 Hinckley
- 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 Pine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pine County
- Since Hinckley is near Kanabec County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanabec County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hinckley ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Hinckley.
Within Minnesota, the name Hinckley is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- New York
- Herkimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hinckley [Herkimer County].
- Oneida County
- This Hinckley is located in Oneida County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<2> to the east of the Hinckley that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hinckley.
- Ohio
- Texas
- Hunt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hinckley [Hunt County].
- Lamar County
- This Hinckley is located in Lamar County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the south of the Hinckley that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Hinckley.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinckley ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Pine County
- Evergreen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park is located in Pine County
- Friesland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grass Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Mission Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
- Mission Creek is located in Pine County
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <5>
- Rock Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <5>
- Sandstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <5>
How Far From Hinckley 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 city such as Hinckley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hinckley and extending to:
- Pine City, which is the Seat of Pine County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hinckley to Pine City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hinckley: www.ci.hinckley.mn.us/
The official website for Pine County: www.pinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hinckley 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hinckley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinckley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0157, Longitude: -92.9429 |
| <3> | 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 Hinckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hinckley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.063 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.033 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.181 degrees. |