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Curious and Interesting Names Near Archerwill ...

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.

  • Crooked River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Nobleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nut Mountain
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porcupine Plain
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quill Lake
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quill Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quill Lake
  • Rose Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Archerwill to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 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 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Archerwill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Archerwill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.4400, Longitude: -103.8628    
<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 Archerwill 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 326.165 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.001 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.066 degrees.









 

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