Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Klossner:
  • 44.365797, -94.425807
  • 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 Klossner

• 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 Nicollet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicollet County
  • Since Klossner is near Brown County and also Blue Earth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blue Earth 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 Klossner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Klossner ...

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.

• Butternut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
• Evan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Evan is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
• Iberia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Iberia is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
• Lake Crystal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <1>
• New Sweden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
• Norseland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
• Poor Farm Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
• Rush River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rush River is located in Sibley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
• Sleepy Eye
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <1>
• Stark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stark is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Traverse
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Traverse is located in Nicollet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse

How Far From Klossner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Klossner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Peter, which is the Seat of Nicollet County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Klossner to Saint Peter, 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'