Douglas Glen (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas Glen ...

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.

Deer Run
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- Deer Run lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of Douglas Glen.
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Forest Lawn
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- Forest Lawn lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the north of Douglas Glen.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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Haysboro
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- Haysboro lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the west of Douglas Glen.
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Highwood
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- Highwood lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north of Douglas Glen.
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Janet
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- Janet lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the northeast of Douglas Glen.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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Signal Hill
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- Signal Hill lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the northwest of Douglas Glen.
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Sunnyside
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- Sunnyside lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the northwest of Douglas Glen.
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Two Guns
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- Two Guns lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west of Douglas Glen.
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Vista Heights
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- Vista Heights lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the north of Douglas Glen.
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How Far From Douglas Glen 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 Douglas Glen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Douglas Glen 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 7 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 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 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Douglas Glen) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Douglas Glen. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Douglas GlenOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglas Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.9548, Longitude: -114.0106
<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 Douglas Glen 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 334.198 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.969 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.931 degrees.