Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wolverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolverton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wolverton
- 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 Wolverton:
- 46.562980, -96.735038
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wolverton
- 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 Wilkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkin County
- Since Wolverton is near Richland County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wolverton ...
We found three communities that share the name Wolverton.
Within Minnesota, the name Wolverton is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ontario
- This Wolverton lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the east of the Wolverton that is located in Wilkin County.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolverton ...
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.
- Christine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Christine is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <4>
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Downer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Dwight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dwight
- From Wolverton to Dwight
- Frontier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kent
- From Wolverton to Kent
- Kindred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
- Kindred is located in Cass County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <4>
- Lawndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lawndale
- From Wolverton to Lawndale
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wild Rice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wild Rice
- From Wolverton to Wild Rice
How Far From Wolverton 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 city such as Wolverton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolverton and extending to:
- Breckenridge, which is the Seat of Wilkin County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wolverton to Breckenridge, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilkin County: www.co.wilkin.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wolverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wolverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5630, Longitude: -96.7350 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wolverton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.798 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.216 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.175 degrees. |