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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 Little Chicago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Chicago 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 Little Chicago:
- 44.479131, -93.322165
- 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 Little Chicago
- 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Little Chicago is near Scott County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Little Chicago
Communities Also Named Little Chicago ...
We found six communities that are also named Little Chicago.
Within Minnesota, the name Little Chicago is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Little Chicago [Cascade County].
- Northwest Territories
- This Little Chicago lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Little Chicago that is located in Rice County.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- This Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Little Chicago that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Little Chicago.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Little Chicago is located in Greene County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Little Chicago that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Little Chicago.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Little Chicago is located in Spartanburg County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Little Chicago that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Little Chicago.
- Wisconsin
- Marathon County
- This Little Chicago is located in Marathon County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Little Chicago that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Little Chicago.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Chicago ...
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.
- Antlers Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Cannon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Castle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Credit River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Eureka Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Prague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shieldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Little Chicago 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 Little Chicago to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Chicago and extending to:
- Faribault, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Little Chicago to Faribault, with an average speed<4> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Little Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Chicago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Chicago 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 Little Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4791, Longitude: -93.3222 In this case, the coordinates for Little Chicago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.136 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.802 degrees. |
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