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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 Cloud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Cloud 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 Cloud:
- 45.557489, -94.160886
- 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 Cloud
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Saint Cloud is near Benton County and also Sherburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherburne 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 Cloud
Communities Also Named Saint Cloud ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Saint Cloud.
Within Minnesota, the name Saint Cloud is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer 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 Colorado community of Saint Cloud [Larimer County].
- Florida
- Osceola County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Osceola County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Saint Cloud.
- Kansas
- Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Saint Cloud [Dickinson County].
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Saint Cloud.
- Ray County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Ray County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the south of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Saint Cloud.
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Essex County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Saint Cloud.
- Ontario
- This Saint Cloud lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the east of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington 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 Cloud [Washington County].
- Washington
- Skamania County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Skamania County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Saint Cloud.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Saint Cloud.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Cloud that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Saint Cloud.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Cloud ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fruitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Mayhew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Parent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Riverview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Saint Cloud 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 city such as Saint Cloud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Cloud and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Cloud to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 986 miles [1,586.8 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 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cloud 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Cloud) 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 Saint Cloud 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 Cloud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5575, Longitude: -94.1609 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.934 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.963 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.981 degrees. |
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