Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holyoke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holyoke and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holyoke
- 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 Holyoke:
- 46.467399, -92.388507
- 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 Holyoke
- 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 Carlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carlton County
- Since Holyoke is near Pine County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pine County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Holyoke ...
We found five communities that share the name Holyoke.
Within Minnesota, the name Holyoke is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Holyoke lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holyoke that is located in Carlton County.
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Ellsworth 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 Kansas community of Holyoke [Ellsworth County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Holyoke [Franklin County].
- Massachusetts
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holyoke ...
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.
- Blackhoof
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dewey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Gary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Kingsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kingsdale
- From Holyoke to Kingsdale
- Moose Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moose Junction
- From Holyoke to Moose Junction
- Moose Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Lake
- Moose Lake is located in Carlton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moose Lake
- From Holyoke to Moose Lake
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Otter Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Otter Creek
- From Holyoke to Otter Creek
- Riverview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Superior Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
How Far From Holyoke 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 Holyoke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holyoke and extending to:
- Carlton, which is the Seat of Carlton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Holyoke to Carlton, with an average speed<5> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 935 miles [1,504.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holyoke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carlton County: www.co.carlton.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 from Point A (ie- Holyoke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holyoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4674, Longitude: -92.3885 In this case, the coordinates for Holyoke 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 Holyoke 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 Holyoke 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 317.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.64 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |