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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 Mankato, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mankato 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 Mankato:
- 44.170373, -93.979693
- 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 Mankato
- 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 Blue Earth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blue Earth County
- Since Mankato is near Nicollet County and also Le Sueur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicollet County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Le Sueur 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 Mankato
Communities Also Named Mankato ...
We found two communities that are also named Mankato.
Within Minnesota, the name Mankato is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- This Mankato is located in Jewell County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mankato that is located in Blue Earth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Mankato.
- Nebraska
- Boyd County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Boyd County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Mankato.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mankato ...
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.
- Eagle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Good Thunder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Elysian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
- Marysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Traverse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Traverse is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
How Far From Mankato 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 Mankato to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mankato and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Mankato to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mankato) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mankato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mankato 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 Mankato. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1704, Longitude: -93.9797 In this case, the coordinates for Mankato have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.236 degrees. |
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