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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 Lowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowville 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 Lowville:
- 44.066631, -95.866962
- 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 Lowville
- 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 Murray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
- Since Lowville is near Lyon County and also Pipestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pipestone 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 Lowville
Communities Also Named Lowville ...
We found four communities that are also named Lowville.
Within Minnesota, the name Lowville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Lowville is located in Lewis County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lowville.
- Ontario
- This Lowville lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Murray County.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Lowville is located in Erie County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lowville.
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- This Lowville is located in Columbia County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lowville that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Lowville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowville ...
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.
- Current Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Current Lake is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
- Diamond Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lime Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pipestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Village Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Village Park is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Lowville 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 Lowville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowville and extending to:
- Slayton, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowville to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lowville) 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 Lowville 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 Lowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0666, Longitude: -95.8670 In this case, the coordinates for Lowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.135 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.285 degrees. |
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