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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 Rock Dell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Dell 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 Rock Dell:
- 43.920735, -92.638858
- 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 Rock Dell
- 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 Olmsted County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
- Since Rock Dell is near Dodge County and also Mower County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mower 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 Rock Dell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Dell ...
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.
- Danesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Dodge Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- High Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Oslo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Post Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Sargeant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
How Far From Rock Dell 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 Rock Dell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rock Dell and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Olmsted County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Dell to Rochester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Dell) 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 Rock Dell 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 Rock Dell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9207, Longitude: -92.6389 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Dell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.58 degrees. |
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