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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 Grantsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsburg 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 Grantsburg:
- 45.777508, -92.684112
- 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 Grantsburg
- 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 Burnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett County
- Since Grantsburg is near Pine County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Grantsburg
Communities Also Named Grantsburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Grantsburg.
Within Wisconsin, the name Grantsburg is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This Grantsburg is located in Johnson County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Grantsburg that is located in Burnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Grantsburg.
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Grantsburg is located in Crawford County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Grantsburg that is located in Burnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Grantsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsburg ...
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.
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Pole Cat Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trade Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
- Trade River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trade River is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade River
How Far From Grantsburg 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 village such as Grantsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsburg and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Grantsburg to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Grantsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grantsburg 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 Grantsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7775, Longitude: -92.6841 In this case, the coordinates for Grantsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.104 degrees. |
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