We found four communities that share the name Horseshoe Bay.
Within Alberta, the name Horseshoe Bay is unique.
Beyond Alberta, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, three are located in Canada and one is in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Horseshoe Bay lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west southwest.
Ontario
This Horseshoe Bay lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
Saskatchewan
This Horseshoe Bay lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
Texas
Llano County
This Horseshoe Bay is located in Llano County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Horseshoe Bay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horseshoe Bay ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Horseshoe Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horseshoe Bay and extending to:
Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Horseshoe Bay to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 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 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Horseshoe Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horseshoe Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.1167, Longitude: -111.3667
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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.
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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 Horseshoe Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.098 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.857 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.621 degrees.