Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint James, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint James and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint James
- 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 James:
- 43.983483, -94.625137
- 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 James
- 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 Watonwan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Watonwan County
- Since Saint James is near Martin County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Brown 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
Communities Also Named Saint James ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Saint James.
Within Minnesota, the name Saint James is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Stone County
- This Saint James is located in Stone County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Saint James.
- California
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint James [Orange County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Saint James is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Saint James.
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Saint James is located in Fayette County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint James.
- Indiana
- Gibson County
- This Saint James is located in Gibson County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Saint James.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Saint James is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Saint James.
- Saint James Parish
- This Saint James is located in Saint James Parish and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the south southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Saint James.
- Manitoba
- This Saint James lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Saint James is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Saint James.
- Washington County
- This Saint James is located in Washington County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint James.
- Worcester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Saint James [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- This Saint James is located in Charlevoix County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Saint James.
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Saint James is located in Phelps County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Saint James.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Saint James is located in Cedar County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Saint James.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Saint James is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the east of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Saint James.
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Saint James is located in Brunswick County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Saint James.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Saint James is located in Morrow County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Saint James.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Saint James is located in Greene County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Saint James.
- Texas
- Gonzales County
- This Saint James is located in Gonzales County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the south of the Saint James that is located in Watonwan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Saint James.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint James ...
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.
- Butternut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Fox Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Iberia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Lake Crystal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
- Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mountain Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <4>
- Sleepy Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
- Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Tenmile Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
- Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
- Welcome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <4>
- Willow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
How Far From Saint James 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 James to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint James and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint James to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint James. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint James) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint James. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9835, Longitude: -94.6251 In this case, the coordinates for Saint James have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 James 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 James to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.25 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.117 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.631 degrees. |