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Communities Also Named Bird ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bird.
Within Manitoba, the name Bird is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bird [Blount County].
- Alaska
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Bird.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Bird is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<3> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Bird.
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bird [Menominee County].
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Bird is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<3> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Bird.
- Tennessee
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bird [Wayne County].
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bird [Tyler County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bird ...
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.
- Kettle Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Rapids
- Long Spruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lukes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Sundance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
How Far From Bird 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 Bird to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bird and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bird to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bird 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. |
| <3> | 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- Bird) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 56.5000, Longitude: -94.2333 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bird to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.482 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.94 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.488 degrees. |
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