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Communities Also Named Baldy ...
We found three communities that share the name Baldy.
Within Manitoba, the name Baldy is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Costilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Baldy [Costilla County].
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Baldy [Alger County].
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Baldy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldy ...
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.
- Chisel Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisel Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisel Lake
- Fay Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fay Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Lake
- Herb Lake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herb Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herb Lake
- Herb Lake Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Optic Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optic Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optic Lake
- Snow Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Lake <5>
How Far From Baldy 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 Baldy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<6> beginning in Baldy and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 361 miles [581 km]<6> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Baldy to Winnipeg, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,262 miles [2,031 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baldy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Baldy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baldy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baldy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baldy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.7269, Longitude: -100.4850 |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Baldy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.463 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.237 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.245 degrees. |
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