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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 Sargeant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sargeant and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sargeant:
- 43.805120, -92.801828
- 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 Sargeant
- 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 Mower County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mower County
- Since Sargeant is near Dodge County and also Olmsted 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 Olmsted 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 Sargeant
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sargeant ...
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.
- Andyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Blooming Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Grand Meadow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mapleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Mayville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Oslo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Rock Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Sargeant 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 Sargeant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sargeant and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Mower County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sargeant to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north (N). 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 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sargeant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sargeant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sargeant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8051, Longitude: -92.8018 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.697 degrees. |
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