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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 Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Pine and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pine:
    • 46.745515, -93.861359
    • 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 Little Pine
  • 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 Little Pine ...

We found one communities that share the name Little Pine.

Within Minnesota, the name Little Pine is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Little Pine in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Saskatchewan
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Pine ...

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.

  • Crosslake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Emily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <1>
  • Fifty Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
    • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <1>
  • Haypoint
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
    • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
  • Mae
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mae have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
    • Mae is located in Cass County
  • Manganese
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manganese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
    • Manganese is located in Crow Wing County
  • Mission
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Crow Wing County
  • Outing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
    • Outing is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <1>
  • Shovel Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Lake
    • Shovel Lake is located in Aitkin County

How Far From Little Pine 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 Little Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Pine and extending to:

  • Brainerd, which is the Seat of Crow Wing County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Pine to Brainerd, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Pine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7455, Longitude: -93.8614       In this case, the coordinates for Little Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.713 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.87 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.493 degrees.









 

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