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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bulwark ...
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.
- Alliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Coronation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
- Galahad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galahad
- Throne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throne
- Veteran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veteran came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
How Far From Bulwark 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 Bulwark to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Bulwark once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bulwark and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bulwark to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bulwark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bulwark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bulwark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.2420, Longitude: -111.5870 |
| <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 Bulwark 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 332.271 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.886 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.128 degrees. |
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