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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 Nevis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nevis and the surrounding area.
- 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 Nevis:
- 46.964700, -94.842257
- 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 Nevis
- 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 Hubbard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Since Nevis is near Wadena County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wadena County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Nevis
Communities Also Named Nevis ...
We found two communities that are also named Nevis.
Within Minnesota, the name Nevis is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Nevis lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nevis that is located in Hubbard County.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Nevis is located in Columbia County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the east of the Nevis that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Nevis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nevis ...
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.
- Chamberlain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Deer Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
- Emmaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Hackensack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lake George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Two Inlets
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Two Inlets is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
How Far From Nevis 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 Nevis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nevis and extending to:
- Park Rapids, which is the Seat of Hubbard County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nevis to Park Rapids, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nevis) 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 Nevis 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 Nevis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9647, Longitude: -94.8423 In this case, the coordinates for Nevis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.99 degrees. |
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