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Communities Also Named Pipestone ...

We found four communities that share the name Pipestone.

Within Alberta, the name Pipestone is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Pipestone lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pipestone [Berrien County].
    • Minnesota
      • Pipestone County
      • This Pipestone is located in Pipestone County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pipestone County community of Pipestone.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pipestone is located in Jefferson County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pipestone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pipestone ...

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.

  • Crystal Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Fisher Home
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Home came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Home
  • Golden Days
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Days came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Days
  • Grandview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mission Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
  • Poplar Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Silver Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sundance Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Beach

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Pipestone to Edmonton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,772 miles [2,851.8 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 101 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 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 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pipestone. 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 '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- Pipestone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pipestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.0500, Longitude: -113.7833    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pipestone could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Pipestone 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 334.045 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.966 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.439 degrees.




 

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