We found one communities that are also named Heart Lake.
Within Alberta, the name Heart Lake is unique.
Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Heart Lake in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County
This Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Heart Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heart Lake ...
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.
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 community such as Heart Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heart Lake and extending to:
Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Heart Lake to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 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 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- Heart Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Heart Lake 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 Heart Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.9110, Longitude: -112.2494
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.798 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.455 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.622 degrees.