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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 Komensky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Komensky 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 Komensky:
- 44.907185, -94.276925
- 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 Komensky
- 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 McLeod County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLeod County
- Since Komensky is near Meeker County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Komensky
Communities Also Named Komensky ...
We found one communities that are also named Komensky.
Within Minnesota, the name Komensky is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Komensky in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Lavaca County
- This Komensky is located in Lavaca County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the south of the Komensky that is located in McLeod County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Komensky.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Komensky ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casey is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Howard Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jennie is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
- Lester Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Germany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Court
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
How Far From Komensky 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 Komensky to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Komensky and extending to:
- Glencoe, which is the Seat of McLeod County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Komensky to Glencoe, 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 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 975 miles [1,569.1 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 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Komensky) 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 Komensky 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 Komensky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9072, Longitude: -94.2769 In this case, the coordinates for Komensky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.014 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.213 degrees. |
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