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We found twelve communities that are also named Saint Anthony.
There is one other community in Minnesota that is also named Saint Anthony.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Minnesota ...
Stearns County
This Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Saint Anthony.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Saint Anthony, Fremont County
This Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Saint Anthony.
Indiana
Saint Anthony, Dubois County
This Saint Anthony is located in Dubois County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Saint Anthony.
Iowa
Saint Anthony, Marshall County
This Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the south of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Saint Anthony.
Maryland
Saint Anthony, Frederick County
This Saint Anthony is located in Frederick County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Saint Anthony.
Michigan
Saint Anthony, Monroe County
This Saint Anthony is located in Monroe County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Saint Anthony.
Missouri
Saint Anthony, Miller County
This Saint Anthony is located in Miller County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the south of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Saint Anthony.
New Brunswick
This Saint Anthony lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Saint Anthony lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
North Dakota
Saint Anthony, Morton County
This Saint Anthony is located in Morton County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Saint Anthony.
Prince Edward Island
This Saint Anthony lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
Wisconsin
Saint Anthony, Washington County
This Saint Anthony is located in Washington County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint Anthony.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Anthony ...
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.
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 included the distance from a community such as Saint Anthony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Anthony and extending to:
Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies just to the southeast (SE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Anthony to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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GPS Coordinates for Saint Anthony: Decimal: 45.02218, -93.216674 DDMMSS: 45° 1' 19", -93° 13' 0"
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Anthony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Saint Anthony 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 Saint Anthony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0222, Longitude: -93.2167 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Anthony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.261 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.126 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.602 degrees.