Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ortonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ortonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ortonville
- 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 Ortonville:
- 45.303751, -96.441072
- 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 Ortonville
- 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 Big Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Big Stone County
- Since Ortonville is near Grant County and also Roberts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Roberts 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
Communities Also Named Ortonville ...
We found four communities that share the name Ortonville.
Within Minnesota, the name Ortonville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- This Ortonville is located in Ventura County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ortonville that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Ortonville.
- Iowa
- Dallas County
- This Ortonville is located in Dallas County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ortonville that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Ortonville.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Ortonville is located in Oakland County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east of the Ortonville that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Ortonville.
- New Brunswick
- This Ortonville lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Big Stone County.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ortonville ...
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.
- Artichoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Barry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Big Stone City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
- Big Stone City is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <3>
- Big Stone Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Bonanza Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
- Cashtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Graceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <3>
- Hiawatha Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Louisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Shady Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Twin Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Brooks <3>
How Far From Ortonville 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 Ortonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ortonville and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ortonville to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ortonville: www.ortonville.net/
The official website for Big Stone County: www.bigstonecounty.org/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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- Ortonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3038, Longitude: -96.4411 In this case, the coordinates for Ortonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ortonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.798 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.314 degrees. |