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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bow Island ...
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.
- Conquerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquerville
- Conquerville has also been known as:
- Maleb
- Goat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat
- Grassy Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Juno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Purple Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seven Persons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sevenpersons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Bow Island 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 town such as Bow Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bow Island and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bow Island to Edmonton, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 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 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bow Island) 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 Bow Island 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 Bow Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8667, Longitude: -111.3667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.054 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.391 degrees. |
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