Back (Manitoba) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Back ...

We found five communities that share the name Back.

Within Manitoba, the name Back is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Back, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
  - Menifee County
  - This Back is located in Menifee County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Back.
- Texas
  - Gray County
  - This Back is located in Gray County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Back.

Communities Beyond North America ...
- Scotland
  - Distance: 2,982 miles [4,799.1 km]<1> to the northeast
- Sweden
  - - Vaesterbotten
  - Distance: 3,356 miles [5,401 km]<1> to the north northeast
  - - Vaesternorrland
  - Distance: 3,357 miles [5,402.6 km] to the north northeast

How Far From Back 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 Back to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Back and extending to:

Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Back to Winnipeg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Back) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Back. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 57.6833, Longitude: -94.2333
<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 Back to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.364 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.976 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.021 degrees.