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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 Whalan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whalan 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 Whalan:
- 43.733192, -91.927217
- 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 Whalan
- 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 Fillmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- Since Whalan is near Winona County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winona County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Whalan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whalan ...
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.
- Big Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bucksnort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucksnort is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Choice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Henrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Tawney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tawney is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawney
How Far From Whalan 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 city such as Whalan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whalan and extending to:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Whalan to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whalan) 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 Whalan 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 Whalan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7332, Longitude: -91.9272 In this case, the coordinates for Whalan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.251 degrees. |
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