Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trade River:
  • 45.648289, -92.672707
  • 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 Trade River

• 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 Trade River 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 Trade River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trade River ...

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 northeast)
  • Alpha is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Atlas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Atlas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Eureka Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eureka Center is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Frederic
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Pole Cat Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
• Randall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Randall is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Trade Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
• Wolf Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Trade River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trade River to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grantsburg, which is the Seat of Burnett County, lies just to the North.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Trade River to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'