Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Augusta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Augusta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Augusta
- 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 Saint Augusta:
- 45.449694, -94.199528
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Augusta
- 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Saint Augusta is near Sherburne County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sherburne County
- eBird sighting report for Wright 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Augusta ...
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.
- Cable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <2>
- Clearwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Jacobs Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
- Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Marty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Riverview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
How Far From Saint Augusta 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 city such as Saint Augusta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saint Augusta and extending to:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Augusta to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Augusta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Augusta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Augusta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4497, Longitude: -94.1995 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Augusta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Saint Augusta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.98 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.031 degrees. |