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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 Searles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Searles 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 Searles:
- 44.228574, -94.434692
- 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 Searles
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Searles is near Blue Earth County and also Nicollet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blue Earth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicollet 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 Searles
Communities Also Named Searles ...
We found three communities that are also named Searles.
Within Minnesota, the name Searles is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Searles is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Searles that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Searles.
- California
- Kern County
- This Searles is located in Kern County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Searles that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Searles.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Searles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Searles ...
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.
- Butternut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Iberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Lake Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Sweden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Poor Farm Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
- Sleepy Eye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Tenmile Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
How Far From Searles to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Searles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Searles and extending to:
- New Ulm, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Searles to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Searles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Searles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Searles 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 Searles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2286, Longitude: -94.4347 In this case, the coordinates for Searles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.468 degrees. |
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