Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pole Cat Crossing:
  • 45.641898, -92.529090
  • 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 Pole Cat Crossing

• 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 Pole Cat Crossing is near Polk County and also Chisago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Pole Cat Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pole Cat Crossing ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alpha is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Atlas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Atlas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Four Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Frederic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frederic is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Lewis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Luck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Luck is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
• Trade Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
• Trade River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Trade River is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade River

How Far From Pole Cat Crossing 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 Pole Cat Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pole Cat Crossing and extending to:

• Grantsburg, which is the Seat of Burnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pole Cat Crossing to Grantsburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'