Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Warsaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warsaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Warsaw
- 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 Warsaw:
- 44.249546, -93.393960
- 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 Warsaw
- 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Warsaw is near Steele County and also Le Sueur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steele County
- eBird sighting report for Le Sueur 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 Warsaw ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Warsaw.
Within Minnesota, the name Warsaw is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Warsaw is located in Fulton County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Warsaw.
- McIntosh County
- This Warsaw is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Warsaw.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Marshall County
- This Warsaw is located in Marshall County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Warsaw.
- Washington County
- This Warsaw is located in Washington County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the south of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Warsaw.
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Warsaw lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Warsaw is located in Jefferson County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warsaw.
- Lackawanna County
- This Warsaw is located in Lackawanna County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east of the Warsaw that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Warsaw.
- Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Warsaw [Luzerne County].
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warsaw ...
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.
- Cannon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Colony Court
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
- Elysian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
- Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <5>
- Greenland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Havana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Lake Elysian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Elysian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
- Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Little Chicago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Shieldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Warsaw 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 Warsaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warsaw and extending to:
- Faribault, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Warsaw to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 920 miles [1,480.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warsaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warsaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warsaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2495, Longitude: -93.3940 |
| <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 Warsaw 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> | 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 Warsaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Warsaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.383 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.161 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.90 degrees. |