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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 Michael, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Michael 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 Michael:
    • 45.201407, -93.691968
    • 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 Michael
  • 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 Michael ...

We found six communities that share the name Saint Michael.

There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Saint Michael.

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

  • Communities Located In Minnesota ...
    • Crow Wing 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 Minnesota community of Saint Michael [Crow Wing County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Saint Michael lies 2,853 miles [4,591.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Michael that is located in Wright County.
    • Alberta
      • This Saint Michael lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Michael that is located in Wright County.
    • Nebraska
      • Buffalo County
      • This Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saint Michael that is located in Wright County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Saint Michael.
    • North Dakota
      • Benson County
      • This Saint Michael is located in Benson County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Michael that is located in Wright County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Saint Michael.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Saint Michael is located in Cambria County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Michael that is located in Wright County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Michael.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Michael ...

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.

  • Big Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
  • Elk River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
    • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <3>
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
  • Lake Sarah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sarah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
    • Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
  • Maple Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Plain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plain
    • Maple Plain is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Plain <3>
  • Nowthen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nowthen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
    • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>

How Far From Saint Michael 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 Michael to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies just to the West.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Michael to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 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 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Saint Michael: www.ci.st-michael.mn.us/

The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 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 Michael 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' (or 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 Michael) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Michael. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2014, Longitude: -93.6920       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Michael have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Michael 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 318.599 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.534 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.816 degrees.




 

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