Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shevlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shevlin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shevlin

• 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 Shevlin:
  • 47.530290, -95.259587
  • 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 Shevlin

• 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 Clearwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
  • Since Shevlin is near Beltrami County and also Hubbard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beltrami County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard 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 Shevlin

Communities Also Named Shevlin ...

We found one communities that are also named Shevlin.

Within Minnesota, the name Shevlin is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Shevlin in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Shevlin lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shevlin that is located in Clearwater County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shevlin ...

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 Bear Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
• Bonga Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
• Bush Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
• Clearbrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <2>
• Coffee Pot Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
• Jack Pine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jack Pine is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Pine
• Leonard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
• Mallard ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mallard is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
• Minerva
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• Rice Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
• Scribner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Scribner is located in Beltrami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner

How Far From Shevlin 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 Shevlin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shevlin and extending to:

• Bagley, which is the Seat of Clearwater County, lies just to the West.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shevlin to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'