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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 Saint Benedict, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Benedict 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 Saint Benedict:
- 44.588019, -93.613845
- 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 Saint Benedict
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Saint Benedict is near Le Sueur County and also Carver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Le Sueur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carver 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 Saint Benedict
Communities Also Named Saint Benedict ...
We found seven communities that are also named Saint Benedict.
Within Minnesota, the name Saint Benedict is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kossuth County
- This Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Benedict that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Saint Benedict.
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Doniphan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Saint Benedict.
- Nemaha County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint Benedict [Nemaha County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Benedict that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Saint Benedict.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Saint Benedict is located in Cass County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Benedict that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Saint Benedict.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Benedict that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Benedict.
- Saskatchewan
- This Saint Benedict lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Benedict that is located in Scott County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Benedict ...
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.
- Carver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Credit River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Grainwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grainwood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainwood
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Marystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- New Prague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prior Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Saint Benedict to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Benedict to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Benedict and extending to:
- Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Benedict to Shakopee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Benedict) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Benedict, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Saint Benedict 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 Benedict. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5880, Longitude: -93.6138 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Benedict have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.932 degrees. |
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