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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Two Inlets, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Two Inlets and the surrounding area.
- 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 Two Inlets:
- 47.050888, -95.217824
- 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 Two Inlets
- 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 Two Inlets is near Hubbard County and also Clearwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater 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 Two Inlets
Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Inlets ...
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.
- Deer Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
- Elbow Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Emmaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Goldenrod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goldenrod is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod
- Lake George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mallard is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Park Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Wolf Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Two Inlets 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 Two Inlets to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Two Inlets and extending to:
- Detroit Lakes, which is the Seat of Becker County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Two Inlets to Detroit Lakes, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 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 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Two Inlets) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Two Inlets to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Two Inlets. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0509, Longitude: -95.2178 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.181 degrees. |
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