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Communities Also Named Rumsey ...

We found seven communities that share the name Rumsey.

Within Alberta, the name Rumsey is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Rumsey is located in Yolo County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Rumsey.
    • Kansas
      • Comanche 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 Kansas community of Rumsey [Comanche County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Rumsey is located in McLean County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Rumsey.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail 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 Minnesota community of Rumsey [Otter Tail County].
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge 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 Montana community of Rumsey [Deer Lodge County].
      • Granite County
      • This Rumsey is located in Granite County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Rumsey.
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Rumsey is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Rumsey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rumsey ...

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.

  • Big Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Valley <4>
  • Byemoor
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byemoor came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byemoor
  • Carbon
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Drumheller
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hartshorn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Heart Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Leo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
  • Three Hills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Hills <4>
  • Twining
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twining. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rumsey to Edmonton, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,731 miles [2,785.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rumsey. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rumsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rumsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8500, Longitude: -112.8500    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rumsey 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rumsey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.28 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.997 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.027 degrees.




 

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