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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 Minto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minto 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 Minto:
    • 48.291610, -97.371483
    • 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 Minto
  • 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 Walsh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walsh County
    • Since Minto is near Grand Forks County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Minto

Communities Also Named Minto ...

We found seven communities that are also named Minto.

Within North Dakota, the name Minto is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, three are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Minto lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Minto that is located in Walsh County.
    • Manitoba
      • This Minto lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Minto that is located in Walsh County.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Minto.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Minto lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<1> to the east of the Minto that is located in Walsh County.
    • Ontario
      • This Minto lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the east of the Minto that is located in Walsh County.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Minto is located in Marion County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west of the Minto that is located in Walsh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Minto.
    • Yukon
      • This Minto lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Minto that is located in Walsh County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minto ...

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.

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

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

  • Grafton, which is the Seat of Walsh County, lies just to the North.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Minto to Bismarck, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Minto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Minto 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 Minto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2916, Longitude: -97.3715    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.265 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.966 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.106 degrees.