Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wescott:
  • 44.819688, -93.105773
  • 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 Wescott

• 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
  • Since Wescott is near Washington County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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 Wescott

Communities Also Named Wescott ...

We found one communities that are also named Wescott.

Within Minnesota, the name Wescott is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Wescott in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Custer County
    • This Wescott is located in Custer County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wescott that is located in Dakota County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Wescott.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wescott ...

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.

• Apple Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <2>
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cottage Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <2>
• Highwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Pine Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Bend is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
• Rich Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• Roseport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseport is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseport
• Sunfish Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunfish Lake is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunfish Lake <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wescott and extending to:

• Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wescott to Hastings, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'