Heritage Woods (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Heritage Woods ...

We found seven communities that share the name Heritage Woods.

Within Alberta, the name Heritage Woods is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
  - Cecil County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the east.
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  - Harford County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in Harford County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km] to the east.
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  - Howard County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in Howard County and lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km] to the east.
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- South Carolina
  - Beaufort County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in Beaufort County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
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  - Richland County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in Richland County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km] to the east southeast.
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  - York County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in York County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km] to the east southeast.
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- Virginia
  - Prince William County
  - This Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east southeast.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Woods ...

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.

Forest Lawn
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Forest Lawn lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east of Heritage Woods.
- 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the southeast of Heritage Woods.
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Highwood
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the east of Heritage Woods.
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Signal Hill
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
- Signal Hill lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast of Heritage Woods.
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Sunnyside
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the east of Heritage Woods.
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Two Guns
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Guns
- Two Guns lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the southeast of Heritage Woods.
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Valley Ridge
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Valley Ridge lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the north of Heritage Woods.
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Vista Heights
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Vista Heights lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east of Heritage Woods.
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How Far From Heritage Woods 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 community such as Heritage Woods to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Woods to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 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 1,792 miles [2,883.9 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 6,415 miles [10,323.9 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 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 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 '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- Heritage Woods) 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 Heritage Woods. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Heritage WoodsOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.0558, Longitude: -114.2399
<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 Heritage Woods 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 334.385 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.19 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.066 degrees.