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Communities Also Named Lone Rock ...
We found five communities that share the name Lone Rock.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Lone Rock is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Lone Rock is located in Baxter County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Lone Rock.
- Idaho
- Power County
- This Lone Rock is located in Power County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Power County community of Lone Rock.
- Iowa
- Kossuth County
- This Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Lone Rock.
- Wisconsin
- Juneau County
- This Lone Rock is located in Juneau County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Lone Rock.
- Richland County
- This Lone Rock is located in Richland County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Lone Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Rock ...
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.
- Blackfoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenstreet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lashburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maidstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Yonker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yonker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonker
How Far From Lone Rock 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 Lone Rock to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Rock and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lone Rock to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 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 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lone Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.0295, Longitude: -109.8653 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Lone Rock 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 330.898 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.843 degrees. |
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