Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whyte:
  • 47.451584, -91.562107
  • 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 Whyte

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Whyte is near Saint Louis County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Whyte

Communities Also Named Whyte ...

We found one communities that are also named Whyte.

Within Minnesota, the name Whyte is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Randolph County
    • This Whyte is located in Randolph County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whyte that is located in Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Whyte.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whyte ...

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.

• Baptism Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baptism Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptism Crossing
• Beaver Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
• Finland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Finland is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finland <2>
• Greenwood Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Junction is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Junction
• Jay See Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay See Landing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay See Landing
• Jordan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Lax Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lax Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax Lake
• Murphy City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Murphy City is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
• Winter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winter is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter

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

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

• Two Harbors, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Whyte to Two Harbors, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'