Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stanley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stanley
- 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 Stanley:
- 45.550518, -93.152723
- 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 Stanley
- 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 Isanti County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Isanti County
- Since Stanley is near Chisago County and also Anoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chisago County
- eBird sighting report for Anoka 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 Stanley ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Stanley.
There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Stanley.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 36 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- California
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Stanley is located in Daviess County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Stanley.
- Pike County
- This Stanley is located in Pike County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the southeast of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Stanley.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Stanley is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<2> to the south of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Stanley.
- De Soto Parish
- This Stanley is located in De Soto Parish and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the south of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Stanley.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stanley [Calhoun County].
- Lapeer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stanley [Lapeer County].
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Buchanan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Stanley.
- Pemiscot County
- This Stanley is located in Pemiscot County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Stanley.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Stanley lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<2> to the east of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Stanley lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<2> to the east of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- Ohio
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stanley [Henry County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stanley [Washington County].
- Wood County
- This Stanley is located in Wood County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Stanley.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Stanley lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stanley that is located in Isanti County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanley ...
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.
- Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Elm Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Chisago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <5>
- Martin Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Lake
- Martin Lake is located in Anoka County
- Rush City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
- Rush City is located in Chisago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <5>
- Rush Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
- Rush Point is located in Chisago County
- Springvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Isanti County
- Stacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Stacy is located in Chisago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <5>
- Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Stanley 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 community such as Stanley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanley and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Isanti County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stanley to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Isanti County: www.co.isanti.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Stanley 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5505, Longitude: -93.1527 In this case, the coordinates for Stanley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stanley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Stanley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.215 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.144 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.425 degrees. |