Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Northcote, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northcote and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Northcote

• 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 Northcote:
  • 48.845261, -97.001169
  • 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 Northcote

• 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 Kittson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kittson County
  • Since Northcote is near Pembina County and also Walsh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pembina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walsh 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 Northcote

Communities Also Named Northcote ...

We found one communities that are also named Northcote.

Within Minnesota, the name Northcote is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Northcote in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Northcote lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the east of the Northcote that is located in Kittson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northcote ...

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.

• Dominion City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion City
• Fleece
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleece is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleece
• Green Ridge
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Humboldt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
• Kennedy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
• Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orleans is located in Kittson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Robbin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Robbin is located in Kittson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbin
• Sultan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sultan is located in Kittson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan

How Far From Northcote 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 community such as Northcote to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northcote and extending to:

• Hallock, which is the Seat of Kittson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Northcote to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'