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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 Nimrod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nimrod 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 Nimrod:
- 46.638006, -94.881532
- 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 Nimrod
- 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 Wadena County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wadena County
- Since Nimrod is near Cass County and also Hubbard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard 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 Nimrod
Communities Also Named Nimrod ...
We found nine communities that are also named Nimrod.
Within Minnesota, the name Nimrod is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Nimrod is located in Perry County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the south of the Nimrod that is located in Wadena County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Nimrod.
- Missouri
- Carroll 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 Missouri community of Nimrod [Carroll County].
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This Nimrod is located in Flathead County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nimrod that is located in Wadena County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Nimrod.
- Granite County
- This Nimrod is located in Granite County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the west of the Nimrod that is located in Wadena County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Nimrod.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg 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 North Carolina community of Nimrod [Mecklenburg County].
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Nimrod is located in Lane County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<1> to the west of the Nimrod that is located in Wadena County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Nimrod.
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Nimrod [Eastland County].
- Liberty County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Nimrod [Liberty County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nimrod ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Bridgeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Casino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Casino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
- Chamberlain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Hillview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Leader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leader is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Mildred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Park Rapids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Staples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Nimrod 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 Nimrod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nimrod and extending to:
- Wadena, which is the Seat of Wadena County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nimrod to Wadena, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nimrod) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Nimrod 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> | 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 Nimrod, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Nimrod 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 Nimrod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6380, Longitude: -94.8815 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.692 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.10 degrees. |
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