Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jelle

• 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 Jelle:
  • 48.238018, -95.400272
  • 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 Jelle

• 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 Beltrami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Beltrami County
  • Since Jelle is near Marshall County and also Pennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • eBird sighting report for Pennington 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jelle ...

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.

• Erie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Pennington County
• Four Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
  • Four Town is located in Beltrami County
• Gates Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
  • Gates Corner is located in Beltrami County
• High Landing
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
  • High Landing is located in Pennington County
• Malcolm
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Beltrami County
• Oaks Corner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Corner
  • Oaks Corner is located in Lake of the Woods County
• River Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
  • River Valley is located in Pennington County
• Winner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
  • Winner is located in Roseau County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jelle and extending to:

• Bemidji, which is the Seat of Beltrami County, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jelle to Bemidji, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 251 miles [403.9 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jelle. 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/