Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lind, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lind and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lind

• 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 Lind:
  • 45.739955, -92.795486
  • 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 Lind

• 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 Lind is near Pine County and also Chisago 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 Chisago 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 Lind

Communities Also Named Lind ...

We found two communities that are also named Lind.

Within Wisconsin, the name Lind is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Lind lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lind that is located in Burnett County.
  • Washington
    • Adams County
    • This Lind is located in Adams County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lind that is located in Burnett County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Lind.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lind ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Four Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Pine City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine City is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <2>
• Randall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Randall is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Rock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <2>
• Rush City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <2>
• Trade Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
• Trade River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trade River is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade River

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

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

• Grantsburg, which is the Seat of Burnett County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lind 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 930 miles [1,496.7 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 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'