We found two communities that are also named Tweedie.
Within Alberta, the name Tweedie is unique.
Beyond Alberta, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New Brunswick
This Tweedie lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<1> to the east.
Washington
Pend Oreille County
This Tweedie is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Tweedie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tweedie ...
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.
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 Tweedie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tweedie and extending to:
Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Tweedie to Edmonton, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,701 miles [2,737.5 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 6,133 miles [9,870.1 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 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tweedie) 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 Tweedie 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 Tweedie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.8858, Longitude: -111.7911
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.434 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.305 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.75 degrees.