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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hubbard:
    • 46.836625, -95.010298
    • 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 Hubbard
  • 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 Hubbard ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Hubbard.

Within Minnesota, the name Hubbard is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Hubbard is located in Chilton County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Hubbard.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Hubbard is located in Washington County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the south of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hubbard.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • This Hubbard is located in Wayne County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hubbard.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Hubbard is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Hubbard.
    • Iowa
      • Hardin County
      • This Hubbard is located in Hardin County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Hubbard.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Hubbard is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Hubbard.
    • Michigan
      • Midland 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 Michigan community of Hubbard [Midland County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Hubbard is located in Hinds County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Hubbard.
      • Newton County
      • This Hubbard is located in Newton County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the south southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Hubbard.
    • Missouri
      • Randolph County
      • This Hubbard is located in Randolph County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Hubbard.
    • Nebraska
      • Dakota County
      • This Hubbard is located in Dakota County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Hubbard.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Hubbard.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Hubbard is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hubbard.
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Hubbard is located in Trumbull County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Hubbard.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Hubbard is located in Marion County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hubbard.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Hubbard lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Hubbard is located in Blount County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Hubbard.
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Hubbard is located in Bowie County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the south of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Hubbard.
      • Hill County
      • This Hubbard is located in Hill County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the south of the Hubbard that is located in Hubbard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Hubbard.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham 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 Virginia community of Hubbard [Buckingham County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia 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 Wisconsin community of Hubbard [Columbia County].
      • Sawyer 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 Wisconsin community of Hubbard [Sawyer County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubbard ...

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.

  • Chamberlain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
  • Deer Lane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
    • Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
  • Emmaville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
    • Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
  • Hillview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
  • Huntersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Wadena County
  • Nimrod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Two Inlets
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
    • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
  • Wolf Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people

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

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

  • Park Rapids, which is the Seat of Hubbard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hubbard to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Hubbard County: www.co.hubbard.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hubbard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hubbard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8366, Longitude: -95.0103       In this case, the coordinates for Hubbard 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 Hubbard 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>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 Hubbard, 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 Hubbard 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 319.542 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.823 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.12 degrees.









 

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