Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Miesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miesville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Miesville

• 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 Miesville:
  • 44.599034, -92.819163
  • 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 Miesville

• 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
  • Since Miesville is near Goodhue County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Miesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miesville ...

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.

• Cannon Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <1>
• Castle Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Claybank
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
• Diamond Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Hay Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
• Moeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
• Pine Bend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Bend is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Red Wing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <1>
• Rich Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• Roseport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseport is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseport
• Snows Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Snows Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner

How Far From Miesville 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 Miesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miesville and extending to:

• Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Miesville to Hastings, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'