Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Santiago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santiago and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Santiago
- 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 Santiago:
- 45.539328, -93.819931
- 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 Santiago
- 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 Sherburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sherburne County
- Since Santiago is near Benton County and also Mille Lacs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Mille Lacs 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 Santiago ...
We found ten communities that share the name Santiago.
Within Minnesota, the name Santiago is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santiago ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <4>
- Cable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <4>
- Clearwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
- Crown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Elk River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Evergreen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Fruitville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Benton County
- Hasty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jakeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Mayhew
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Parent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
How Far From Santiago 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 Santiago to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santiago and extending to:
- Elk River, which is the Seat of Sherburne County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Santiago to Elk River, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santiago. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sherburne County: www.co.sherburne.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santiago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santiago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5393, Longitude: -93.8199 |
| <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 Santiago 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santiago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Santiago to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.69 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.683 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.797 degrees. |