Carrot Creek (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrot Creek ...

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.

Chip Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chip Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chip Lake
Cynthia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cynthia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
Haddock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
Nojack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nojack came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nojack
Peers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
Wildwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Carrot Creek and extending to:

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Carrot Creek to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 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 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Carrot Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrot Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.6167, Longitude: -115.8500
<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 Carrot Creek 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 335.727 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.914 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.731 degrees.