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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 Wanda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wanda 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 Wanda:
- 44.314903, -95.213012
- 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 Wanda
- 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 Wanda is near Brown County and also Cottonwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cottonwood 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 Wanda
Communities Also Named Wanda ...
We found five communities that are also named Wanda.
Within Minnesota, the name Wanda is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Wanda [Orange County].
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Wanda is located in Madison County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Wanda that is located in Redwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Wanda.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Wanda is located in Newton County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the south of the Wanda that is located in Redwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Wanda.
- Ontario
- This Wanda lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Wanda that is located in Redwood County.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Wanda is located in Logan County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Wanda that is located in Redwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Wanda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanda ...
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.
- Echo
(23 miles [37 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 <3>
- Evan
(18 miles [29 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seaforth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Eye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Village Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Village Park is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Lake
(28 miles [45.1 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 Wanda 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 Wanda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wanda and extending to:
- Redwood Falls, which is the Seat of Redwood County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wanda to Redwood Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 113 miles [181.9 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 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wanda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wanda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wanda 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 Wanda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3149, Longitude: -95.2130 In this case, the coordinates for Wanda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.673 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.644 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.871 degrees. |
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