Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Payne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Payne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Payne
- 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 Payne:
- 47.096049, -92.599358
- 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 Payne
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Payne is near Itasca County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Itasca County
- eBird sighting report for Carlton 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 Payne ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Payne.
Within Minnesota, the name Payne is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Payne is located in Bibb County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Payne.
- Cherokee County
- This Payne is located in Cherokee County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the south southeast of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Payne.
- Idaho
- Bingham 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 Idaho community of Payne [Bingham County].
- Bonneville County
- This Payne is located in Bonneville County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the west of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Payne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Payne lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Payne is located in Marion County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the south of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Payne.
- Mills 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 Texas community of Payne [Mills County].
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Payne is located in Fluvanna County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the southeast of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Payne.
- Henry County
- This Payne is located in Henry County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the southeast of the Payne that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Payne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne ...
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.
- Birch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Canyon is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <5>
- Central Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lakes
- Central Lakes is located in Saint Louis County
- Cotton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Cotton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton <5>
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Grand Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Saint Louis County
- Little Swan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Swan
- Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
- Meadowlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
- Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Twig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Payne 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 Payne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Payne and extending to:
- Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Payne to Duluth, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/
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' (or 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- Payne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Payne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0960, Longitude: -92.5994 In this case, the coordinates for Payne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Payne 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Payne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Payne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.801 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.883 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.678 degrees. |