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Curious and Interesting Names Near Pibroch ...
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.
- Birch Cove
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Cove
- Birch Cove lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest of Pibroch.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Birch Cove
- Clyde
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast of Pibroch.
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- Fawcett
- Freedom
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest of Pibroch.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Freedom
- Highridge
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highridge
- Highridge lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest of Pibroch.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Highridge
- Larkspur
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Larkspur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north of Pibroch.
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- Legal
- Opal
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Opal lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southeast of Pibroch.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Opal
How Far From Pibroch 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 community such as Pibroch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pibroch and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pibroch to Edmonton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,780 miles [2,864.6 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 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 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 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pibroch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pibroch) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Pibroch. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from PibrochOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pibroch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.2541, Longitude: -113.8739 |
| <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 Pibroch 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 334.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.283 degrees. |
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