Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kabekona Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kabekona Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kabekona Corner
- 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 Kabekona Corner:
- 47.234678, -94.876674
- 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 Kabekona Corner
- 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 Hubbard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Since Kabekona Corner is near Cass County and also Beltrami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Beltrami 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 Kabekona Corner ...
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.
- Coffee Pot Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Pot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
- Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Deer Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Emmaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Goldenrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Lake George
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
- Mallard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Nary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Two Inlets
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
- Two Inlets is located in Becker County
How Far From Kabekona Corner 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 Kabekona Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kabekona Corner and extending to:
- Park Rapids, which is the Seat of Hubbard County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kabekona Corner to Park Rapids, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,064 miles [1,712.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kabekona Corner. 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> | 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kabekona Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kabekona Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2347, Longitude: -94.8767 In this case, the coordinates for Kabekona Corner 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 Kabekona Corner 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 319.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.936 degrees. |