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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 Northdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northdale 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 Northdale:
- 45.178576, -93.280228
- 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 Northdale
- 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 Anoka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anoka County
- Since Northdale is near Hennepin County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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 Northdale
Communities Also Named Northdale ...
We found five communities that are also named Northdale.
Within Minnesota, the name Northdale is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Northdale is located in Pike County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Northdale that is located in Anoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Northdale.
- Colorado
- Dolores County
- This Northdale is located in Dolores County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northdale that is located in Anoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dolores County community of Northdale.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Northdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Northdale that is located in Anoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Northdale.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Northdale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the south of the Northdale that is located in Anoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Northdale.
- Ontario
- This Northdale lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east of the Northdale that is located in Anoka County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northdale ...
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.
- Blaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Circle Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Constance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Constance is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Coon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ham Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Mounds View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Northdale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northdale and extending to:
- Anoka, which is the Seat of Anoka County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Northdale to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northdale) 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 Northdale 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 Northdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1786, Longitude: -93.2802 In this case, the coordinates for Northdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.198 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.596 degrees. |
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