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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 Martin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Martin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Martin:
    • 45.502911, -94.667686
    • 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 Martin
  • 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 Martin ...

We found seven communities that share the name Saint Martin.

Within Minnesota, the name Saint Martin is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, four are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint Martin lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Martin that is located in Stearns County.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Worcester County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Stearns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Saint Martin.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Jackson County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Stearns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Saint Martin.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Stanly County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Stearns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Saint Martin.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Saint Martin lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Martin that is located in Stearns County.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Brown County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Stearns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Saint Martin.
    • Quebec
      • 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 Quebec community of Saint Martin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Martin ...

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.

  • Cold Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <4>
  • Collegeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
    • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <4>
  • Freeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
  • Georgeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
  • Jacobs Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
    • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
  • Lake Henry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
    • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Regal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
    • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people

How Far From Saint Martin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Martin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Martin and extending to:

  • Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Martin to Saint Cloud, with an average speed<5> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Martin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

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 from Point A (ie- Saint Martin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Martin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5029, Longitude: -94.6677       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Martin 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Martin 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 Martin 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 319.296 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.369 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.276 degrees.




 

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