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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 Marcell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marcell 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 Marcell:
- 47.593000, -93.690758
- 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 Marcell
- 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 Itasca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca County
- Since Marcell is near Koochiching County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Koochiching County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Marcell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marcell ...
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.
- Ball Club
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Club is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Club
- Bass Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bass Brook is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook
- Bowstring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowstring is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowstring
- Craigville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Craigville is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Deer River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Effie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jessie Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jessie Lake is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Lake
- Taconite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taconite is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Wildwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Marcell 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 Marcell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marcell and extending to:
- Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Itasca County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marcell to Grand Rapids, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 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 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marcell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marcell 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 Marcell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5930, Longitude: -93.6908 In this case, the coordinates for Marcell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.577 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.155 degrees. |
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