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Communities Also Named Vera ...
We found eight communities that share the name Vera.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Vera is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Vera [Dale County].
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Vera is located in Fayette County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Vera.
- Kansas
- Wabaunsee County
- This Vera is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Vera.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Vera is located in Pike County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Vera.
- Oklahoma
- Washington County
- This Vera is located in Washington County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Vera.
- Texas
- Knox County
- This Vera is located in Knox County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Vera.
- Virginia
- Appomattox County
- This Vera is located in Appomattox County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Vera.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Vera is located in Spokane County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Vera.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vera ...
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.
- Cut Knife
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Denzil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzil
- Revenue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revenue came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenue
- Reward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Rockhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhaven
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Yonker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yonker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonker
How Far From Vera 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 community such as Vera to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Vera once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Vera and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Vera to Regina, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Vera 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Vera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.5500, Longitude: -109.3333 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Vera to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.474 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.878 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.59 degrees. |
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