Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Squaw Lake:
  • 47.627538, -94.138217
  • 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 Squaw Lake

• 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 Itasca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca County
  • Since Squaw Lake is near Beltrami County and also Koochiching 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 Koochiching 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 Squaw Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squaw Lake ...

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.

• Ball Club
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ball Club is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Club
• Blackduck
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Blackduck is located in Beltrami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackduck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackduck <1>
• Bowstring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bowstring is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowstring
• Cuba
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Deer River
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer River is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <1>
• Forest Grove
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Forest Grove is located in Koochiching County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Jessie Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jessie Lake is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Lake
• Rosy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rosy is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy
• Shooks
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shooks is located in Beltrami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
• Wildwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Koochiching County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Squaw Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Squaw Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Itasca County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Squaw Lake to Grand Rapids, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'