Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tilden Junction:
  • 47.702189, -96.288941
  • 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 Tilden Junction

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Tilden Junction is near Red Lake County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Tilden Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilden Junction ...

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.

• Dorothy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Fertile
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fertile is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <1>
• Flaming
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Flaming is located in Norman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
• Greenview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenview is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
• Harold
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harold is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
• Maple Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Bay is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
• Melvin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Melvin is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Mentor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mentor is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <1>
• Red Lake Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <1>

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

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

• Crookston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tilden Junction to Crookston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'