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Communities Also Named Brosseau ...

We found one communities that share the name Brosseau.

Within Alberta, the name Brosseau is unique.

Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Brosseau in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Brosseau lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brosseau ...

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.

  • Hairy Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe Bay
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bay
  • Owlseye
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owlseye came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlseye
  • Saddle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Two Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Brosseau 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 community such as Brosseau to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brosseau and extending to:

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brosseau to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>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 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 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 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brosseau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brosseau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.7833, Longitude: -111.6833    
<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>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 Brosseau 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 332.354 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.116 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.90 degrees.









 

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