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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 Wabasso, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wabasso 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 Wabasso:
- 44.402536, -95.255367
- 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 Wabasso
- 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 Redwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Redwood County
- Since Wabasso is near Renville County and also Yellow Medicine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Renville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yellow Medicine 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 Wabasso
Communities Also Named Wabasso ...
We found one communities that are also named Wabasso.
Within Minnesota, the name Wabasso is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Wabasso in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indian River County
- This Wabasso is located in Indian River County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wabasso that is located in Redwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Wabasso.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wabasso ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
- Evan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seaforth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Village Park is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wood Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
How Far From Wabasso 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 city such as Wabasso to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wabasso and extending to:
- Redwood Falls, which is the Seat of Redwood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wabasso to Redwood Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wabasso) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wabasso 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 Wabasso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4025, Longitude: -95.2554 In this case, the coordinates for Wabasso have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.873 degrees. |
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