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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 Savage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savage 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 Savage:
- 44.754471, -93.363195
- 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 Savage
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Savage is near Hennepin County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Savage
Communities Also Named Savage ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Savage.
Within Minnesota, the name Savage is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Savage [Morgan County].
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Savage is located in Clinton County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Savage that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Savage.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Savage is located in Howard County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Savage that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Savage.
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Savage is located in Tate County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Savage that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Savage.
- Montana
- Richland County
- This Savage is located in Richland County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Savage that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Savage.
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Antelope County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Savage.
- North Carolina
- Gates County
- This Savage is located in Gates County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Savage that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Savage.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Savage is located in Somerset County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Savage that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Savage.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Savage [Florence County].
- Texas
- Crosby County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Savage [Crosby County].
- Fannin County
- This community is historic and although located in Fannin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Savage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savage ...
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.
- Antlers Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Credit River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Eden Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grainwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grainwood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainwood
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Marystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Orchard Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
- Prior Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Savage 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 Savage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savage and extending to:
- Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Savage to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 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 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Savage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Savage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Savage 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Savage 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 Savage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7545, Longitude: -93.3632 In this case, the coordinates for Savage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.364 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.208 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.753 degrees. |
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