Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yankeetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yankeetown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yankeetown
- 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 Yankeetown:
- 45.491073, -96.740069
- 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 Yankeetown
- 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 Big Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Big Stone County
- Since Yankeetown is near Roberts County and also Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roberts County
- eBird sighting report for Traverse 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 Yankeetown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Yankeetown.
Within Minnesota, the name Yankeetown is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Levy County
- This Yankeetown is located in Levy County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Levy County community of Yankeetown.
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Yankeetown [Woodford County].
- Indiana
- Warrick County
- This Yankeetown is located in Warrick County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Yankeetown.
- Nova Scotia
- This Yankeetown lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the east of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Yankeetown is located in Brown County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Yankeetown.
- Darke County
- This Yankeetown is located in Darke County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Yankeetown.
- Fayette County
- This Yankeetown is located in Fayette County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Yankeetown.
- Ross County
- This Yankeetown is located in Ross County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Yankeetown.
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Yankeetown [Tuscarawas County].
- Tennessee
- White County
- This Yankeetown is located in White County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Yankeetown.
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Yankeetown is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yankeetown that is located in Big Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Yankeetown.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yankeetown ...
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.
- Barry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Big Stone Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Bonanza Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Goodwill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <5>
- Hiawatha Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Marvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Marvin is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvin <5>
- Shady Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Spring Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
How Far From Yankeetown 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 Yankeetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yankeetown and extending to:
- Ortonville, which is the Seat of Big Stone County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yankeetown to Ortonville, 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 6 hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,102 miles [1,773.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yankeetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Big Stone County: www.bigstonecounty.org/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yankeetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yankeetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4911, Longitude: -96.7401 In this case, the coordinates for Yankeetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Yankeetown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Yankeetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Yankeetown 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 320.791 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.072 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.437 degrees. |