Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tobique:
  • 47.115511, -94.039682
  • 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 Tobique

• 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Since Tobique is near Itasca County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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 Tobique

Communities Also Named Tobique ...

We found one communities that are also named Tobique.

Within Minnesota, the name Tobique is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Tobique in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tobique ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ball Club is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Club
• Bass Brook
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bass Brook is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook
• Boy River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boy River is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
• Deer River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Elevenmile Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elevenmile Corner is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Corner
• Federal Dam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Federal Dam is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <1>
• Longville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Longville is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <1>
• Mae
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mae is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
• Outing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Outing is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <1>
• Shovel Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shovel Lake is located in Aitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Lake

How Far From Tobique to ...

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

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

• Walker, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Tobique to Walker, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'