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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 Moose Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moose Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Moose Lake:
    • 46.454253, -92.761968
    • 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 Moose Lake
  • 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 Carlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton County
    • Since Moose Lake is near Pine County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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 Moose Lake

Communities Also Named Moose Lake ...

We found two communities that are also named Moose Lake.

Within Minnesota, the name Moose Lake is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Moose Lake lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moose Lake that is located in Carlton County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Moose Lake lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the east of the Moose Lake that is located in Carlton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moose Lake ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moose Lake and extending to:

  • Carlton, which is the Seat of Carlton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moose Lake to Carlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moose Lake) 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 Moose Lake 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 Moose Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4543, Longitude: -92.7620    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.928 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.94 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.956 degrees.