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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowsman ...
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.
- Big Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birch River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <2>
- Elbow Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Birch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lenswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenswood
- Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Swan River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thunderhill Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderhill Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderhill Junction
How Far From Bowsman 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 village such as Bowsman to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bowsman and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bowsman to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4>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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowsman. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowsman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowsman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.2389, Longitude: -101.2105 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bowsman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.666 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.422 degrees. |
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