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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 Petran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petran 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 Petran:
- 43.656626, -93.209093
- 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 Petran
- 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 Freeborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Freeborn County
- Since Petran is near Mower County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mower County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Petran
Curious and Interesting Names Near Petran ...
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.
- Andyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Deer Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Hollandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollandale Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Maple Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Mapleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Muckland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Muckland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
- Twin Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
How Far From Petran 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 Petran to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Petran and extending to:
- Albert Lea, which is the Seat of Freeborn County, lies just to the West.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Petran to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>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 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Petran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Petran 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 Petran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6566, Longitude: -93.2091 In this case, the coordinates for Petran have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.951 degrees. |
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