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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 White Earth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Earth 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 White Earth:
- 47.096597, -95.843462
- 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 White Earth
- 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 Becker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Becker County
- Since White Earth is near Mahnomen County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahnomen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 White Earth
Communities Also Named White Earth ...
We found one communities that are also named White Earth.
Within Minnesota, the name White Earth is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named White Earth in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Mountrail County
- This White Earth is located in Mountrail County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Earth that is located in Becker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of White Earth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Earth ...
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.
- Audubon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Bear Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
- Bush Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
- Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Elbow Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Faith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Point is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Richards
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richwood is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Roy Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
How Far From White Earth 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 community such as White Earth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Earth and extending to:
- Detroit Lakes, which is the Seat of Becker County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from White Earth to Detroit Lakes, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- White Earth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 White Earth 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 White Earth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0966, Longitude: -95.8435 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.147 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.528 degrees. |
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