Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loman
- 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 Loman:
- 48.512730, -93.802948
- 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 Loman
- 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 Koochiching County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Koochiching 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loman ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Box Alder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Dance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Falls Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Falls Junction is located in Koochiching County
- Frontier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Grand Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls
- Grand Falls is located in Koochiching County
- International Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Falls
- International Falls is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for International Falls <3>
- Littlefork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefork
- Littlefork is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefork <3>
- Sturgeon River Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon River Landing
- Sturgeon River Landing is located in Koochiching County
How Far From Loman 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 Loman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Loman and extending to:
- International Falls, which is the Seat of Koochiching County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loman to International Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Loman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5127, Longitude: -93.8029 In this case, the coordinates for Loman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Loman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.638 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.021 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.95 degrees. |