Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waterville
- 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 Waterville:
- 44.223545, -93.574526
- 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 Waterville
- 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 Le Sueur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Le Sueur County
- Since Waterville is near Waseca County and also Rice County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waseca County
- eBird sighting report for Rice 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 Waterville ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Waterville.
Within Minnesota, the name Waterville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 24 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Waterville.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Waterville is located in New Haven County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<2> to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Waterville.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Waterville is located in Walker County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Waterville.
- Iowa
- Allamakee County
- This Waterville is located in Allamakee County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Waterville.
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Waterville is located in Marshall County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Waterville.
- Riley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterville [Riley County].
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Waterville is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<2> to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Waterville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Waterville is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<2> to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Waterville.
- Worcester County
- This Waterville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Waterville.
- New Brunswick
- This Waterville lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Waterville [Grafton County].
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Waterville is located in Jefferson County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<2> to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Waterville.
- Montgomery County
- This Waterville is located in Montgomery County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Waterville.
- Oneida County
- This Waterville is located in Oneida County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Waterville.
- Suffolk County
- This Waterville is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km] to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Waterville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Waterville lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Waterville is located in Haywood County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Waterville.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This Waterville is located in Lucas County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Waterville.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Waterville is located in Columbia County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Waterville.
- Delaware County
- This Waterville is located in Delaware County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Waterville.
- Lycoming County
- This Waterville is located in Lycoming County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Waterville.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Waterville.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Waterville is located in Bradley County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Waterville.
- Texas
- Wharton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterville [Wharton County].
- Vermont
- Lamoille County
- This Waterville is located in Lamoille County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<2> to the east of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Waterville.
- Washington
- Douglas County
- This Waterville is located in Douglas County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Waterville.
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This Waterville is located in Waukesha County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Waterville that is located in Le Sueur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Waterville.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterville ...
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.
- Colony Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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
(5 miles [8 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <5>
- Lake Elysian
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Marysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Shieldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
How Far From Waterville 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 city such as Waterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterville and extending to:
- Le Center, which is the Seat of Le Sueur County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waterville to Le Center, with an average speed<6> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waterville: www.ci.waterville.mn.us/
The official website for Le Sueur County: www.co.le-sueur.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Waterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2235, Longitude: -93.5745 In this case, the coordinates for Waterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Waterville 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. |
| <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 Waterville 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 318.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.303 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.004 degrees. |