Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nicollet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicollet and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nicollet
- 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 Nicollet:
- 44.274387, -94.188309
- 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 Nicollet
- 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 Nicollet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nicollet County
- Since Nicollet is near Blue Earth County and also Le Sueur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blue Earth County
- eBird sighting report for Le Sueur 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicollet ...
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.
- Butternut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Lake Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
- Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <2>
- New Sweden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Norseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Poor Farm Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poor Farm Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
- Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
- Rush River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Skyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Traverse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Nicollet 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 Nicollet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Nicollet and extending to:
- Saint Peter, which is the Seat of Nicollet County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nicollet to Saint Peter, 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nicollet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Nicollet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicollet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2744, Longitude: -94.1883 In this case, the coordinates for Nicollet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Nicollet 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 318.944 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.806 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.323 degrees. |