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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 Minneapolis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis:
- 44.976156, -93.267350
- 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 Minneapolis
- 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 Hennepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Since Minneapolis is near Ramsey County and also Anoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anoka 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 Minneapolis
Communities Also Named Minneapolis ...
We found three communities that are also named Minneapolis.
Within Minnesota, the name Minneapolis is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Baca County
- This Minneapolis is located in Baca County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Minneapolis that is located in Hennepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Minneapolis.
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- This Minneapolis is located in Ottawa County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Minneapolis that is located in Hennepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Minneapolis.
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Minneapolis is located in Avery County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Minneapolis that is located in Hennepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Minneapolis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minneapolis ...
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.
- Crystal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Medicine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mission Farms is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Farms
- Robbinsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minneapolis and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Minneapolis to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minneapolis) 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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9762, Longitude: -93.2673 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.642 degrees. |
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