Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thorsborg:
  • 45.977778, -95.903889
  • 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 Thorsborg

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Thorsborg is near Douglas County and also Otter Tail County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otter Tail 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 Thorsborg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorsborg ...

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.

• Alberta
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Alberta is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
• Charlesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
• Elbow Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elbow Lake is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbow Lake <1>
• Elizabeth
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <1>
• Farwell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Farwell is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
• Foxhome
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
• French
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • French is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
• Herman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Herman is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
• Leaf Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
• Miltona
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <1>
• Woodland Park
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Elbow Lake, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Thorsborg to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'