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Curious and Interesting Names Near Anton Lake ...

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.

  • Bon Accord
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Accord came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Accord
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Accord <2>
  • Clyde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Hollow Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Lake
  • Larkspur
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Legal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Opal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Redwater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sprucefield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucefield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucefield
  • Weasel Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weasel Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weasel Creek

How Far From Anton Lake 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 Anton Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anton Lake and extending to:

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Anton Lake to Edmonton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 1,760 miles [2,832.4 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 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 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 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anton Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Anton Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anton Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.1521, Longitude: -113.4003    
<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 Anton Lake 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 333.739 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.711 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.982 degrees.









 

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