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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 Sauk Rapids, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids:
- 45.594294, -94.163031
- 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 Sauk Rapids
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Sauk Rapids is near Stearns County and also Sherburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherburne 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 Sauk Rapids
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sauk Rapids ...
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.
- Cable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fruitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Mayhew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Parent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Riverview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
How Far From Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sauk Rapids and extending to:
- Foley, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sauk Rapids to Foley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sauk Rapids) 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 Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5943, Longitude: -94.1630 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.935 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.973 degrees. |
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