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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hunters Park:
    • 46.829105, -92.073244
    • 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 Hunters Park
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters 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.

  • Arnold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
  • Five Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Saint Louis County
  • Four Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County
  • French River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French River
    • French River is located in Saint Louis County
  • Hermantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
    • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <2>
  • Lester Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
    • Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Riverview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Superior
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Superior Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Hunters 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 Hunters Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hunters Park and extending to:

  • Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hunters Park to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunters Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunters Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8291, Longitude: -92.0732       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Hunters Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.43 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.427 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.46 degrees.









 

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