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Communities Also Named Stettler ...
We found one communities that are also named Stettler.
Within Alberta, the name Stettler is unique.
Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Stettler in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Stettler is located in Weber County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Stettler.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stettler ...
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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Byemoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byemoor
- Leo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meeting Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mirror
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Willow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Stettler 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 town such as Stettler to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stettler and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stettler 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 most of three days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 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 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Stettler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stettler 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 Stettler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3227, Longitude: -112.7109 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.854 degrees. |
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