Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toivola:
  • 47.166882, -92.811028
  • 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 Toivola

• 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Since Toivola 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 Toivola

Communities Also Named Toivola ...

We found one communities that are also named Toivola.

Within Minnesota, the name Toivola is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Toivola in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Houghton County
    • This Toivola is located in Houghton County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east of the Toivola that is located in Saint Louis County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Toivola.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toivola ...

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.

• Birch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Central Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Central Lakes is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lakes
• Cherry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Cotton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cotton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton <2>
• Elmer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elmer is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Goodland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodland is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
• Hull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hull is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Island
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Island is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Little Swan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Swan
• Meadowlands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Silica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silica is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toivola and extending to:

• Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Toivola to Duluth, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south (S). 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 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'