Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mission Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mission Farms
- 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 Mission Farms:
- 45.018297, -93.424120
- 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 Mission Farms
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Since Mission Farms is near Anoka County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anoka County
- eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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 Mission Farms ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,581 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
- Crystal Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
- Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
- Deephaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deephaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
- Deephaven is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deephaven <2>
- Glen Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Golden Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <2>
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Long Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <2>
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <2>
- Medicine Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
- Medicine Lake is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <2>
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
- Robbinsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsdale
- Robbinsdale is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsdale <2>
How Far From Mission Farms 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 community such as Mission Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mission Farms and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Mission Farms to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 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 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mission Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mission Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0183, Longitude: -93.4241 In this case, the coordinates for Mission Farms 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 Mission Farms 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 318.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.293 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.717 degrees. |