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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 Island Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island Lake 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 Island Lake:
    • 47.788738, -95.018243
    • 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 Island Lake
  • 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 Island Lake ...

We found ten communities that share the name Island Lake.

There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Island Lake.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Minnesota ...
    • Lyon 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 Minnesota community of Island Lake [Lyon County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Island Lake lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Island Lake that is located in Beltrami County.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Island Lake [Orange County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Island Lake is located in McHenry County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Island Lake that is located in Beltrami County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Island Lake.
    • Manitoba
      • This Island Lake lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the north of the Island Lake that is located in Beltrami County.
    • Michigan
      • Livingston 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 Michigan community of Island Lake [Livingston County].
    • North Dakota
      • Rolette 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 North Dakota community of Island Lake [Rolette County].
    • Ontario
      • This Island Lake lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the east of the Island Lake that is located in Beltrami County.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap 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 Washington community of Island Lake [Kitsap County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Rusk County
      • This Island Lake is located in Rusk County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Island Lake that is located in Beltrami County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Island Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island Lake ...

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.

  • Clearbrook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
    • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <4>
  • Inez
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Beltrami County
  • Leonard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <4>
  • Little Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scribner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
    • Scribner is located in Beltrami County
  • Turtle River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Beltrami County

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

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

  • Bemidji, which is the Seat of Beltrami County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Island Lake to Bemidji, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 216 miles [347.6 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Island Lake 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Island Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7887, Longitude: -95.0182    
<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 Island Lake 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 319.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.944 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.865 degrees.




 

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