Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilno:
  • 44.499686, -96.231430
  • 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 Wilno

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Wilno is near Yellow Medicine County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yellow Medicine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Wilno

Communities Also Named Wilno ...

We found one communities that are also named Wilno.

Within Minnesota, the name Wilno is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Wilno in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Wilno lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the east of the Wilno that is located in Lincoln County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilno ...

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.

• Burr
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Burr is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
• Florence
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
• Gary
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <2>
• Green Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Ivanhoe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
• Marshall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Marshall is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
• Providence
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Spring Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Village Park
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Village Park is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park

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

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

• Ivanhoe, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilno to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'