Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oak Terrace Estates:
  • 44.000556, -92.430556
  • 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 Oak Terrace Estates

• 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 Olmsted County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
  • Since Oak Terrace Estates is near Wabasha County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge 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 Oak Terrace Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Terrace Estates ...

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.

• Cedar Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chester is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Golden Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
• High Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • High Forest is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
• Judge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Judge is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Post Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
• Rock Dell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
• Shanty Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oak Terrace Estates and extending to:

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Olmsted County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Terrace Estates to Saint Paul, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'