We found one communities that are also named Pollockville.
Within Alberta, the name Pollockville is unique.
Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Pollockville in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Pollockville is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Pollockville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pollockville ...
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.
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 community such as Pollockville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pollockville and extending to:
Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pollockville to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 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 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pollockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Pollockville 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 Pollockville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1000, Longitude: -111.5833
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.253 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.764 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.327 degrees.