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Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Stone ...
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.
- Cereal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cereal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Chinook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
- Excel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Pollockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollockville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollockville
- Rose Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lynn
- Steveville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Big Stone 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 Big Stone to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Stone and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Stone to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 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 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Stone. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Stone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Stone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.2000, Longitude: -111.2000 |
| <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 Big Stone 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 331.949 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.427 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.06 degrees. |
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