Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Myrtle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Myrtle
- 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 Myrtle:
- 43.563132, -93.163143
- 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 Myrtle
- 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 Freeborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Freeborn County
- Since Myrtle is near Worth County and also Mower County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- eBird sighting report for Mower 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 Myrtle ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Myrtle.
Within Minnesota, the name Myrtle is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Myrtle [Houston County].
- Peach County
- This Myrtle is located in Peach County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Myrtle that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Myrtle.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Myrtle lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Myrtle that is located in Freeborn County.
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Myrtle [Alger County].
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Myrtle [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Myrtle lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<2> to the east of the Myrtle that is located in Freeborn County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Myrtle [Clay County].
- Harris County
- This Myrtle is located in Harris County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the south of the Myrtle that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Myrtle.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Myrtle [Boone County].
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Myrtle [Logan County].
- Mingo County
- This Myrtle is located in Mingo County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Myrtle that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Myrtle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle ...
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.
- Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Hollandale Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
- Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <5>
- Mapleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Muckland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Twin Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
How Far From Myrtle 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 Myrtle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myrtle and extending to:
- Albert Lea, which is the Seat of Freeborn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Myrtle to Albert Lea, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Myrtle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Myrtle 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. |
| <2> | 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- Myrtle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Myrtle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5631, Longitude: -93.1631 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Myrtle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Myrtle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.214 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.876 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.95 degrees. |