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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 Ronald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ronald 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 Ronald:
- 46.447168, -93.055214
- 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 Ronald
- 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 Aitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin County
- Since Ronald is near Carlton County and also Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pine 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 Ronald
Communities Also Named Ronald ...
We found four communities that are also named Ronald.
Within Minnesota, the name Ronald is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ronald [Walker County].
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Ronald is located in Bourbon County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the south of the Ronald that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Ronald.
- Washington
- King County
- This Ronald is located in King County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ronald that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Ronald.
- Kittitas County
- This Ronald is located in Kittitas County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km] to the west northwest of the Ronald that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Ronald.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ronald ...
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.
- Dads Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
- Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Kettle River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moose Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redtop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redtop is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Sandstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thor is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
- Willow River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ronald 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 Ronald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ronald and extending to:
- Aitkin, which is the Seat of Aitkin County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ronald to Aitkin, 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ronald could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ronald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ronald 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 Ronald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4472, Longitude: -93.0552 In this case, the coordinates for Ronald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.138 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.177 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.122 degrees. |
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