Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kimberly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kimberly
- 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 Kimberly:
- 46.560785, -93.465900
- 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 Kimberly
- 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 Aitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aitkin County
- Since Kimberly is near Crow Wing County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crow Wing County
- eBird sighting report for Carlton 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
Communities Also Named Kimberly ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Kimberly.
Within Minnesota, the name Kimberly is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Kimberly is located in Fayette County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kimberly that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kimberly.
- Monongalia County
- This Kimberly is located in Monongalia County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east southeast of the Kimberly that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Kimberly.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly ...
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.
- Dads Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
- Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
- Deerwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <4>
- Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Glory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Libby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Libby is located in Aitkin County
- Little Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine
- Little Pine is located in Crow Wing County
- Ronald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Thor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - White Hawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
- White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County
How Far From Kimberly 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 Kimberly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kimberly and extending to:
- Aitkin, which is the Seat of Aitkin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberly to Aitkin, with an average speed<5> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 984 miles [1,583.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimberly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kimberly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5608, Longitude: -93.4659 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kimberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kimberly 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 318.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.525 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.321 degrees. |