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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 Jennie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jennie 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 Jennie:
- 45.007740, -94.348039
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Jennie
- 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 Meeker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Since Jennie is near Wright County and also McLeod County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLeod 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Jennie
Communities Also Named Jennie ...
We found two communities that are also named Jennie.
Within Minnesota, the name Jennie is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Jennie is located in Chicot County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jennie that is located in Meeker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Jennie.
- Georgia
- Evans County
- This Jennie is located in Evans County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jennie that is located in Meeker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evans County community of Jennie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jennie ...
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.
- Casey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casey is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- French Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
- Greenleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Howard Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Knapp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Rice Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Jennie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jennie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jennie and extending to:
- Litchfield, which is the Seat of Meeker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jennie to Litchfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Jennie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jennie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jennie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0077, Longitude: -94.3480 In this case, the coordinates for Jennie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.04 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.226 degrees. |
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