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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheerness ...
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 Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone
- Pollockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollockville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollockville
- Richdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
- Rose Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lynn
How Far From Sheerness 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 Sheerness to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheerness and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sheerness to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,681 miles [2,705.3 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 6,338 miles [10,200 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 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 '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- Sheerness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheerness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4963, Longitude: -111.6803 |
<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 Sheerness 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 332.337 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.895 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.321 degrees. |
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