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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 Zim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zim 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 Zim:
- 47.306877, -92.603244
- 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 Zim
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Zim is near Itasca County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca 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 Zim
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zim ...
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.
- Central Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central Lakes is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lakes
- Cherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Cotton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Forest is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Forest
- Iron Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Little Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Swan
- Spruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Zim 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 Zim to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zim and extending to:
- Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zim to Duluth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Zim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Zim 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 Zim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3069, Longitude: -92.6032 In this case, the coordinates for Zim have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.91 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.618 degrees. |
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