Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nassau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nassau and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nassau
- 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 Nassau:
- 45.067703, -96.441720
- 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 Nassau
- 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 Lac qui Parle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lac qui Parle County
- Since Nassau is near Grant County and also Big Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Big Stone 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 Nassau ...
We found six communities that share the name Nassau.
Within Minnesota, the name Nassau is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Iowa
- Missouri
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Nassau is located in Rensselaer County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east of the Nassau that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Nassau.
- Richmond 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 New York community of Nassau [Richmond County].
- Ontario
- This Nassau lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east of the Nassau that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nassau ...
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.
- Big Stone City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
- Big Stone City is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <4>
- Burr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Cashtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Gary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
- Louisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Strandburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandburg
- Strandburg is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strandburg <4>
- Twin Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Brooks <4>
How Far From Nassau to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Nassau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nassau and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Lac qui Parle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nassau to Madison, with an average speed<5> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nassau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lac qui Parle County: www.ci.madison.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nassau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nassau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0677, Longitude: -96.4417 In this case, the coordinates for Nassau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nassau 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 Nassau 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 320.568 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.37 degrees. |