Curious and Interesting Names Near Jumping Pound ...

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.

• Ghost Lake
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  • Ghost Lake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest of Jumping Pound.
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• Haysboro
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  • Haysboro lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east of Jumping Pound.
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• Heritage Woods
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  • Heritage Woods lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east of Jumping Pound.
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• Highwood
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  • Highwood lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east of Jumping Pound.
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• Signal Hill
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  • Signal Hill lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east of Jumping Pound.
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• Sunnyside
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  • Sunnyside lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east of Jumping Pound.
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• Two Guns
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  • Two Guns lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast of Jumping Pound.
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• Valley Ridge
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  • Valley Ridge lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east of Jumping Pound.
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How Far From Jumping Pound 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 community such as Jumping Pound to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

• Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Jumping Pound to Edmonton, with an average speed<2>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 1,806 miles [2,906.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

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