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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Mountain House ...
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.
- Condor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
- Ferrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrier came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrier
- Leedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedale
- Leslieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
How Far From Rocky Mountain House to ...
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 town such as Rocky Mountain House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rocky Mountain House and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Mountain House to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 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 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rocky Mountain House: www.rockymtnhouse.com/ The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Rocky Mountain House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mountain House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3806, Longitude: -114.9229 |
| <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 Rocky Mountain House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.95 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.311 degrees. |
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