Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Salem Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salem Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Salem Corners

• 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 Salem Corners:
  • 43.985797, -92.607960
  • 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 Salem Corners

• 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 Olmsted County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
  • Since Salem Corners is near Dodge County and also Goodhue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue 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 Salem Corners

Communities Also Named Salem Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Salem Corners.

Within Minnesota, the name Salem Corners is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Salem Corners in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Salem Corners lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east of the Salem Corners that is located in Olmsted County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salem Corners ...

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.

• Danesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Danesville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
• Golden Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
• High Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • High Forest is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
• Judge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Judge is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
• Oslo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oslo is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
• Post Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
• Rock Dell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
• Shanty Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town

How Far From Salem Corners 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 community such as Salem Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Olmsted County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Salem Corners to Saint Paul, with an average speed<2>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 three full days. 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 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'