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Communities Also Named Scandia ...

We found five communities that share the name Scandia.

Within Alberta, the name Scandia is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Republic County
      • This Scandia is located in Republic County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Scandia.
    • Minnesota
      • Carver County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Carver County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Scandia.
      • Washington County
      • This Scandia is located in Washington County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Scandia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Scandia is located in Warren County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Scandia.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Scandia is located in Kitsap County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Scandia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scandia ...

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.

  • Bow City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow City
  • Enchant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchant
  • Goat
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat
  • Hays
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Rolling Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Scandia to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 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 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 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 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scandia. 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 from Point A (ie- Scandia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scandia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2793, Longitude: -112.0468    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scandia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Scandia 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 332.606 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.096 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.762 degrees.









 

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