Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Silver Rapids:
  • 47.903789, -91.755417
  • 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 Silver 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Silver Rapids is near Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Silver Rapids

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.

• Eagles Nest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eagles Nest is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
• Forest Center
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Forest Center is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Center
• Happy Wanderer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Happy Wanderer is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Wanderer
• Kelly Landing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly Landing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Landing
• Martin Landing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin Landing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Landing
• Murray
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Murray is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Prairie Portage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Portage is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Portage
• Ridge
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Section Thirty
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Section Thirty is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Thirty
• Tower
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <1>
• Tower Junction
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction

How Far From Silver Rapids 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 Silver 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 Silver Rapids and extending to:

• Two Harbors, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Rapids to Two Harbors, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'