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Curious and Interesting Names Near Picture Butte ...
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.
- Champion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Chin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chin
- Coaldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enchant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchant
- Iron Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maybutt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Picture Butte 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 town such as Picture Butte to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Picture Butte and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Picture Butte to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,733 miles [2,789 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 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 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 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 '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- Picture Butte) 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 Picture Butte 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 Picture Butte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8760, Longitude: -112.7798 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.296 degrees. |
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