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Communities Also Named Lloydminster ...
We found one communities that are also named Lloydminster.
Within Alberta, the name Lloydminster is unique.
Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Lloydminster in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lloydminster ...
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.
- Blackfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenstreet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lashburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onion Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lloydminster 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 city such as Lloydminster to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lloydminster and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lloydminster to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 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 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Lloydminster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lloydminster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lloydminster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.2716, Longitude: -110.0237 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.024 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.898 degrees. |
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