Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mahnomen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mahnomen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mahnomen
- 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 Mahnomen:
- 47.314413, -95.967303
- 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 Mahnomen
- 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 Mahnomen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mahnomen County
- Since Mahnomen is near Norman County and also Becker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Norman County
- eBird sighting report for Becker 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 Mahnomen ...
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.
- Bonga Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonga Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
- Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Elbow Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
- Faith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Fertile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Fertile is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <2>
- Flaming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <2>
- Jack Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Pine Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Rice Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Roy Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
- Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
- Twin Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Winger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger
- Winger is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winger <2>
How Far From Mahnomen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Mahnomen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mahnomen and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Mahnomen to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mahnomen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Mahnomen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mahnomen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3144, Longitude: -95.9673 In this case, the coordinates for Mahnomen 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 Mahnomen 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 320.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.542 degrees. |