Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perham
- 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 Perham:
- 46.599014, -95.572977
- 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 Perham
- 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 Otter Tail County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otter Tail County
- Since Perham is near Becker County and also Wadena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Becker County
- eBird sighting report for Wadena 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 Perham ...
We found one communities that share the name Perham.
Within Minnesota, the name Perham is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Perham in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perham ...
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.
- Basswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Dent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Dent is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <3>
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Hillview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Leaf City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ottertail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
- Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <3>
- Richdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Richville is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <3>
How Far From Perham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Perham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perham and extending to:
- Fergus Falls, which is the Seat of Otter Tail County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perham to Fergus Falls, with an average speed<4> 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Perham: www.cityofperham.com/
The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5990, Longitude: -95.5730 In this case, the coordinates for Perham 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 Perham 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 319.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.257 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.503 degrees. |