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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 Linden Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove:
- 47.862977, -92.870454
- 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 Linden Grove
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Linden Grove is near Koochiching County and also Itasca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Koochiching County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca 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 Linden Grove
Communities Also Named Linden Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Linden Grove.
Within Minnesota, the name Linden Grove is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Linden Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Linden Grove is located in Allegheny County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linden Grove that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Linden Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linden Grove ...
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.
- Bear River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
- Cook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Meadow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Mountain Iron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Side Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silverdale is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Sturgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
How Far From Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Linden Grove and extending to:
- Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Linden Grove to Duluth, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 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 from Point A (ie- Linden Grove) 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 Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8630, Longitude: -92.8705 In this case, the coordinates for Linden Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.605 degrees. |
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