Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wastedo:
  • 44.404688, -92.851313
  • 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 Wastedo

• 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 Wastedo is near Rice County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Wastedo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wastedo ...

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.

• Bombay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bombay is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Cannon Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Castle Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Claybank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
• Forest Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
• Hay Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
• Pine Island
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Skyberg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
• White Willow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • White Willow is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow

How Far From Wastedo 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 community such as Wastedo to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Red Wing, which is the Seat of Goodhue County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wastedo 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 five to six hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 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 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'