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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 Henry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Henry 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 Henry:
- 44.384132, -93.788568
- 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 Henry
- 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 Le Sueur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Le Sueur County
- Since Saint Henry is near Nicollet County and also Sibley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicollet County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sibley 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 Henry
Communities Also Named Saint Henry ...
We found two communities that are also named Saint Henry.
Within Minnesota, the name Saint Henry is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Saint Henry is located in Dubois County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Henry that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Saint Henry.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Saint Henry is located in Mercer County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Henry that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Saint Henry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Henry ...
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.
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elysian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Lake Elysian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
- Marysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- New Prague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norseland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rush River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Traverse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Traverse is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Saint Henry 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 community such as Saint Henry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Henry and extending to:
- Le Center, which is the Seat of Le Sueur County, lies just to the East.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Henry to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 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 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Henry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Henry 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 Henry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3841, Longitude: -93.7886 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Henry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.079 degrees. |
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