Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skyberg:
  • 44.211353, -92.932147
  • 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 Skyberg

• 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 Goodhue County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
  • Since Skyberg is near Dodge County and also Rice County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice 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 Skyberg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyberg ...

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.

• Bombay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bombay is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Danesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Danesville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
• Dodge Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <1>
• Eden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eden is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Forest Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
• Havana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Pine Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <1>
• Prairieville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Prairieville is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
• Rice Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Skyberg and extending to:

• Red Wing, which is the Seat of Goodhue County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skyberg to Red Wing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'