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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 Wayzata, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayzata 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 Wayzata:
- 44.972821, -93.512199
- 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 Wayzata
- 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 Hennepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Since Wayzata is near Carver County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carver County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Wayzata
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayzata ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crystal Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
- Deephaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Glen Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Long Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Medicine Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Farms is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Farms
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Wayzata 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 Wayzata to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wayzata and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wayzata to Minneapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 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 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wayzata) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wayzata 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 Wayzata. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9728, Longitude: -93.5122 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.777 degrees. |
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