Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Watab:
  • 45.676347, -94.180803
  • 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 Watab

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Watab is near Stearns County and also Morrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrison 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 Watab

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watab ...

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.

• Collegeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Collegeville is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Collegeville
  • From Watab to Collegeville
• Evergreen Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fruitville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Jakeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jakeville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
• Little Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Rock is located in Morrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Mayhew
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayhew is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Parent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Parent is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
• Rice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
• Riverview Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park

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

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

• Foley, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Watab to Foley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'