Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keewatin:
  • 47.400409, -93.082736
  • 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 Keewatin

• 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 Itasca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca County
  • Since Keewatin is near Saint Louis County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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 Keewatin

Communities Also Named Keewatin ...

We found one communities that are also named Keewatin.

Within Minnesota, the name Keewatin is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Keewatin in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Keewatin lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Keewatin that is located in Itasca County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keewatin ...

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.

• Grant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hull
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hull is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Kelly Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kelly Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
• Little Swan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Swan
• Marble
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marble is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <2>
• Mitchell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Ruby Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
• Silica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silica is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Silverwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Silverwood is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
• Taconite
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Taconite is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people

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

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

• Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Itasca County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keewatin to Grand Rapids, with an average speed<3> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'