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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kavanagh ...
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.
- Cooking Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Days
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Days came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Days
- Hay Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hazeldean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hercules
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hercules came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Pipestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Rolly View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolly View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolly View
- Silver Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Kavanagh 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 Kavanagh to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kavanagh and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Kavanagh to Edmonton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 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 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kavanagh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kavanagh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kavanagh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.1833, Longitude: -113.5167 |
| <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 Kavanagh 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 333.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.237 degrees. |
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