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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 Northline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northline 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 Northline:
- 44.989134, -92.715202
- 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 Northline
- 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 Croix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
- Since Northline is near Washington County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Northline
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northline ...
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.
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Birchwood is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Erin Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Glover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Lake Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Landfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Landfall is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Maple Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Island is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Pine Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Northline 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 Northline to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Northline and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Saint Croix County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Northline to Madison, with an average speed<3>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northline) 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 Northline 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 Northline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9891, Longitude: -92.7152 In this case, the coordinates for Northline have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.338 degrees. |
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