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Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowsnest Pass ...
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.
- Beaver Mines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crowsnest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Frank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Line Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maycroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maycroft
- Natal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
How Far From Crowsnest Pass 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 town such as Crowsnest Pass to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crowsnest Pass and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Crowsnest Pass to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>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 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 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 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crowsnest Pass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crowsnest Pass 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 Crowsnest Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6000, Longitude: -114.5167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.568 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.285 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.456 degrees. |
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