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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 Bonifacius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Bonifacius 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 Bonifacius:
- 44.905092, -93.747354
- 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 Bonifacius
- 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 Hennepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Since Saint Bonifacius is near Carver County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carver County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Saint Bonifacius
Communities Also Named Saint Bonifacius ...
We found one communities that are also named Saint Bonifacius.
Within Minnesota, the name Saint Bonifacius is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Saint Bonifacius in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Saint Bonifacius [Cambria County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Bonifacius ...
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.
- Coney Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coney Island is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Crescent Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crystal Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
- Island Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Island Park is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Maple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maple Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Saint Bonifacius 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 Saint Bonifacius 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 Bonifacius and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Bonifacius to Minneapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Saint Bonifacius 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> | 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 Bonifacius) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bonifacius 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 Bonifacius. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9051, Longitude: -93.7474 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Bonifacius have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.923 degrees. |
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