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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardston ...

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.

  • Chief Mountain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Spring came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Spring
  • Hillspring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillspring came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillspring
  • Mountain View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stand Off
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Twin Butte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Butte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Butte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Butte <2>
  • Whiskey Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Gap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Gap

How Far From Cardston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Cardston to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cardston to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,761 miles [2,834.1 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 6,512 miles [10,480 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 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Cardston: www.town.cardston.ab.ca/

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- Cardston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cardston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1970, Longitude: -113.3017    
<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 Cardston 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 333.579 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.118 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.73 degrees.









 

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