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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 Oslo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oslo 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 Oslo:
- 48.194997, -97.132364
- 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 Oslo
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Oslo is near Walsh County and also Grand Forks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walsh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks 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 Oslo
Communities Also Named Oslo ...
We found three communities that are also named Oslo.
There is one other community in Minnesota that is also named Oslo.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Dodge County
- This Oslo is located in Dodge County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oslo that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Oslo.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indian River County
- This Oslo is located in Indian River County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oslo that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Oslo.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc 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 Wisconsin community of Oslo [Manitowoc County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oslo ...
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.
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Forest River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Kellogg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Luna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- March
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- March is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poland is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
How Far From Oslo 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 city such as Oslo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oslo and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Oslo to Warren, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oslo) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oslo 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> | 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 Oslo 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 Oslo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1950, Longitude: -97.1324 In this case, the coordinates for Oslo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.089 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.754 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.991 degrees. |
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