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Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Plain ...
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.
- Castle Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Island
- Keephills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keephills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keephills
- Rolling Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Grove <2>
- Sunrise Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Woodland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Stony Plain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Stony Plain to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stony Plain and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Stony Plain to Edmonton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 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 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stony Plain: www.stonyplain.com/ 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Stony Plain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Plain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.5333, Longitude: -114.0000 |
| <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 Stony Plain 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 334.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.207 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.499 degrees. |
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