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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 Ponemah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponemah 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 Ponemah:
    • 48.020587, -94.912167
    • 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 Ponemah
  • 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 Beltrami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beltrami County
    • Since Ponemah is near Lake of the Woods County and also Itasca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake of the Woods County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca 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 Ponemah

Communities Also Named Ponemah ...

We found three communities that are also named Ponemah.

Within Minnesota, the name Ponemah is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Warren County
      • This Ponemah is located in Warren County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ponemah that is located in Beltrami County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Ponemah.
    • Manitoba
      • This Ponemah lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ponemah that is located in Beltrami County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Ponemah is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the east of the Ponemah that is located in Beltrami County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ponemah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponemah ...

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.

How Far From Ponemah 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 community such as Ponemah to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponemah and extending to:

  • Bemidji, which is the Seat of Beltrami County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ponemah to Bemidji, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Ponemah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ponemah 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 Ponemah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0206, Longitude: -94.9122    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.458 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.739 degrees.