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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 Long Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Beach 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 Long Beach:
    • 45.650634, -95.429388
    • 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 Long Beach
  • 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 Long Beach ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Long Beach.

Within Minnesota, the name Long Beach is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Long Beach.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Long Beach is located in LaPorte County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Long Beach.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Long Beach is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Long Beach.
      • York County
      • This Long Beach is located in York County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Long Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Long Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Long Beach.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Long Beach [Essex County].
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Beach [Muskegon County].
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Long Beach is located in Harrison County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Long Beach.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Long Beach is located in Taney County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the south of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Long Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Long Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Long Beach.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Long Beach is located in Nassau County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Long Beach.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Long Beach [Queens County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Long Beach lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Long Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Long Beach.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Long Beach lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Long Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Long Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Long Beach lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
    • Washington
      • Pacific County
      • This Long Beach is located in Pacific County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Beach that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Long Beach.
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Long Beach [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Beach ...

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.

  • Farwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Georgeville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
  • Grove Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
  • Leaf Valley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
    • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Little Sauk
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sauk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
    • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
  • Miltona
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
    • Miltona is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <4>
  • Nelson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Starbuck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
    • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
  • Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Terrace is located in Pope County

How Far From Long Beach 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 city such as Long Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Beach and extending to:

  • Glenwood, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies just to the East.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Long Beach to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Pope County: www.mncounties3.org/pope/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6506, Longitude: -95.4294       In this case, the coordinates for Long Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Long Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Long Beach 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 319.845 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.013 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.664 degrees.




 

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