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Curious and Interesting Names Near Alberta Beach ...
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.
- Castle Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Rich Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rolling Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yellowstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Alberta Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Alberta Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Alberta Beach and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Alberta Beach to Edmonton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,797 miles [2,892 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alberta Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alberta Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alberta Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.6755, Longitude: -114.3529 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.51 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.711 degrees. |
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