Upper Hay River (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

How Far From Upper Hay River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Upper Hay River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Hay River to Edmonton, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

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Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Hay River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Hay River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.0333, Longitude: -117.6833
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Upper Hay River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.185 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.954 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.998 degrees.