Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Solana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solana and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Solana
- 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 Solana:
- 46.317724, -93.153275
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Solana
- 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 Aitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aitkin County
- Since Solana is near Pine County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pine County
- eBird sighting report for Carlton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Solana ...
We found two communities that share the name Solana.
Within Minnesota, the name Solana is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solana ...
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.
- Dads Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
- Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
- Friesland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
- Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <4>
- Kettle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
- Kettle River is located in Carlton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <4>
- Redtop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Ronald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sandstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <4>
- Sturgeon Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Lake
- Sturgeon Lake is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon Lake <4>
- Thor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Willow River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow River
- Willow River is located in Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow River <4>
How Far From Solana 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 Solana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Solana and extending to:
- Aitkin, which is the Seat of Aitkin County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Solana to Aitkin, with an average speed<5> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Solana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Solana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Solana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3177, Longitude: -93.1533 In this case, the coordinates for Solana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Solana 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Solana to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.241 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.214 degrees. |