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Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenogle ...
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.
- Cathedral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Field
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hector
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ottertail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redgrave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgrave
How Far From Glenogle 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 community such as Glenogle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glenogle and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glenogle to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 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 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,310 miles [8,545.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Glenogle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glenogle 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 Glenogle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.2833, Longitude: -116.8167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.478 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.732 degrees. |
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