Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Twin Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Twin Grove
- 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 Twin Grove:
- 43.702737, -93.188258
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Twin Grove
- 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 Freeborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Freeborn County
- Since Twin Grove is near Mower County and also Steele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mower County
- eBird sighting report for Steele 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Twin Grove ...
We found four communities that share the name Twin Grove.
Within Minnesota, the name Twin Grove is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- McLean County
- This Twin Grove is located in McLean County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Grove that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Twin Grove.
- Kansas
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Twin Grove [Republic County].
- Texas
- Lipscomb County
- This Twin Grove is located in Lipscomb County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Twin Grove that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lipscomb County community of Twin Grove.
- Wisconsin
- Green County
- This Twin Grove is located in Green County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Twin Grove that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Twin Grove.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Grove ...
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.
- Andyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
- Hollandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <4>
- Hollandale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
- Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
- Maple Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Mapleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Muckland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Twin Grove 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 Twin Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Grove and extending to:
- Albert Lea, which is the Seat of Freeborn County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Grove to Albert Lea, with an average speed<5> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7027, Longitude: -93.1883 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Twin Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Twin Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.233 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.917 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.929 degrees. |