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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 Rollingstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollingstone 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 Rollingstone:
- 44.100312, -91.820125
- 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 Rollingstone
- 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 Winona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winona County
- Since Rollingstone is near Buffalo County and also Wabasha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha 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 Rollingstone
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollingstone ...
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.
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Spring is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Czechville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Czechville is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czechville
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodview is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Minnesota City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Rollingstone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Rollingstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rollingstone and extending to:
- Winona, which is the Seat of Winona County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rollingstone 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 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 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- Rollingstone) 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 Rollingstone 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 Rollingstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1003, Longitude: -91.8201 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.096 degrees. |
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