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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 Coon Rapids, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coon Rapids and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coon Rapids:
    • 45.174429, -93.304982
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coon Rapids
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Coon Rapids ...

We found one communities that share the name Coon Rapids.

Within Minnesota, the name Coon Rapids is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Coon Rapids in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coon Rapids that is located in Anoka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Coon Rapids.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coon Rapids ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
  • Circle Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Pines
    • Circle Pines is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle Pines <3>
  • Constance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Constance is located in Anoka County
  • Coon Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
  • Crystal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <3>
  • Ham Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lake
    • Ham Lake is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ham Lake <3>
  • Hilltop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Johnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Anoka County
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mounds View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds View
    • Mounds View is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds View <3>
  • Robbinsdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

How Far From Coon Rapids 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 city such as Coon Rapids to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Anoka, which is the Seat of Anoka County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Coon Rapids to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Coon Rapids: www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/

The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coon Rapids) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coon Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1744, Longitude: -93.3050    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Coon Rapids to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.324 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.218 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.61 degrees.









 

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