Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montevideo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montevideo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montevideo
- 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 Montevideo:
- 44.948882, -95.717138
- 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 Montevideo
- 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
- Since Montevideo is near Lac qui Parle County and also Yellow Medicine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lac qui Parle County
- eBird sighting report for Yellow Medicine 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
Communities Also Named Montevideo ...
We found four communities that share the name Montevideo.
Within Minnesota, the name Montevideo is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Elbert County
- This Montevideo is located in Elbert County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Montevideo that is located in Chippewa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Montevideo.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Montevideo is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montevideo that is located in Chippewa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Montevideo.
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Montevideo [Howard County].
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Montevideo is located in Rockingham County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montevideo that is located in Chippewa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Montevideo.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montevideo ...
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.
- Clara City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
- Clara City is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <4>
- Cottonwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
- Granite Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
- Hazel Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Raymond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Kandiyohi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
- Sacred Heart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Sacred Heart is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacred Heart <4>
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Valley Courts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Courts
- Valley Courts is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Wood Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Montevideo 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 city such as Montevideo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montevideo and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montevideo to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montevideo: www.montevideomn.org/
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montevideo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montevideo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9489, Longitude: -95.7171 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Montevideo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Montevideo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.044 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.15 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.996 degrees. |