Watino (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watino ...

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.

Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
Judah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
Tangent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
Teepee Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teepee Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepee Creek

How Far From Watino to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Watino to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Watino and extending to:

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Watino to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 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 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watino) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.7192, Longitude: -117.6243
<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 Watino 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 337.182 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.71 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.588 degrees.