Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Town Lake Estates:
  • 46.728056, -95.700556
  • 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 Town Lake Estates

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town Lake Estates ...

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.

• Audubon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Audubon is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <1>
• Basswood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Clear View
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clear View is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• Dent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <1>
• Evergreen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Richards
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richards is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
• Richdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
• Richville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Richville is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <1>
• Richwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Richwood is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Wolf Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people

How Far From Town Lake Estates 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 Town Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Detroit Lakes, which is the Seat of Becker County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Town Lake Estates to Detroit Lakes, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'