Aggie (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aggie ...

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.

Guy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
Heart River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart River
Kathleen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
New Fish Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fish Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fish Creek
Salt Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Prairie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Prairie
Sunset House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset House
Triangle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

How Far From Aggie 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 Aggie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aggie and extending to:

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Aggie to Edmonton, 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aggie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aggie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.4480, Longitude: -116.6344
<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 Aggie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.371 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.778 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.952 degrees.