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Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Black River ...
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.
- Poplar River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
How Far From Big Black River to ...
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 Big Black River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Black River and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Big Black River to Winnipeg, 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 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Black River. 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Black River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Black River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.1628, Longitude: -97.4222 |
| <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 Big Black River 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 321.171 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.741 degrees. |
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