Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wanamingo:
  • 44.302221, -92.790764
  • 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 Wanamingo

• 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 Goodhue County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
  • Since Wanamingo is near Dodge County and also Wabasha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha 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 Wanamingo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanamingo ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Bombay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bombay is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Cannon Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <1>
• Claybank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
• Danesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Danesville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
• Eden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eden is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Forest Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
• Pine Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Island
  • From Wanamingo to Pine Island
• Post Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
• Skyberg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
• White Willow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • White Willow is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow

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

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

• Red Wing, which is the Seat of Goodhue County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wanamingo to Red Wing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'