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Communities Also Named Drake ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Drake.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Drake is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 21 communities, one is located in Canada and the other twenty communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This Drake is located in Mohave County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Drake.
      • Yavapai County
      • This Drake is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Drake.
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Drake is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Drake.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Drake is located in Larimer County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Drake.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Drake [Greene County].
    • Kansas
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Drake [Jackson County].
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Drake [Ness County].
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Drake is located in Warren County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Drake.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Lapeer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Drake [Lapeer County].
    • Missouri
      • Gasconade County
      • This Drake is located in Gasconade County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Drake.
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Drake [Saint Louis County].
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • This Drake is located in Nash County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Drake.
    • North Dakota
      • McHenry County
      • This Drake is located in McHenry County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Drake.
    • Ohio
      • Defiance County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Drake [Defiance County].
      • Muskingum County
      • This Drake is located in Muskingum County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Drake.
    • Oklahoma
      • Murray County
      • This Drake is located in Murray County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Drake.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Drake is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Drake.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This Drake is located in Abbeville County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Drake.
      • Marlboro County
      • This Drake is located in Marlboro County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Drake.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Drake [Davidson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drake ...

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.

  • Amazon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
  • Burr
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
  • Guernsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Leroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Romance ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drake and extending to:

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Drake to Regina, with an average speed<5>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 most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

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- Drake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.7462, Longitude: -105.0128    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Drake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Drake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.069 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.945 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.967 degrees.




 

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