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Curious and Interesting Names Near Scapa ...
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.
- Byemoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byemoor
- Coronation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
- Hartshorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heart Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Richdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
- Throne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throne
How Far From Scapa 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 Scapa to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Scapa and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Scapa to Edmonton, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,694 miles [2,726.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Scapa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Scapa 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 Scapa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8667, Longitude: -111.9833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.585 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.455 degrees. |
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