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Communities Also Named Amber Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Amber Valley.
Within Alberta, the name Amber Valley is unique.
Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Amber Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vigo 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 Indiana community of Amber Valley [Vigo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amber Valley ...
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.
- Blue Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Jay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Calling River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calling River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calling River
- Deep Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Grassland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Island Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Properity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Properity came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Properity
- Spruce Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Valley
- Sunset Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Whispering Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- White Gull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Gull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gull
How Far From Amber Valley 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 community such as Amber Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Amber Valley and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Amber Valley to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 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 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.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 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 Amber Valley 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Amber Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amber Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.7329, Longitude: -112.9298 |
| <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 Amber Valley 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 333.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.552 degrees. |
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