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Communities Also Named Lethbridge ...

We found one communities that share the name Lethbridge.

Within Alberta, the name Lethbridge is unique.

Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Lethbridge in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Lethbridge lies 2,600 miles [4,184.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lethbridge ...

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.

  • Chin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chin
  • Coaldale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <3>
  • Diamond City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Iron Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Maybutt ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybutt
  • Monarch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Picture Butte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Raymond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>

How Far From Lethbridge 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 city such as Lethbridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lethbridge to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 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 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Lethbridge: www.lethbridge.ca/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lethbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lethbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6980, Longitude: -112.8116    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lethbridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.202 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.728 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.343 degrees.









 

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