Adams Landing (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Adams Landing ...

We found three communities that share the name Adams Landing.

Within Alberta, the name Adams Landing is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
  - Issaquena County
  - This Adams Landing is located in Issaquena County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Issaquena County community of Adams Landing.
- South Carolina
  - Clarendon County
  - This Adams Landing is located in Clarendon County and lies 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Adams Landing.
- Vermont
  - Grand Isle County
  - This Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Isle County community of Adams Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adams Landing ...

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.

Fox Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
Little Red River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Red River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red River

How Far From Adams Landing 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 Adams Landing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Adams Landing to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.3840, Longitude: -115.1169
<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>	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.
<4>	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 Adams Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.083 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.566 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.309 degrees.