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Communities Also Named Bright Oaks ...
We found two communities that share the name Bright Oaks.
Within Manitoba, the name Bright Oaks is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- McHenry 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 Illinois community of Bright Oaks [McHenry County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Bright Oaks is located in Harford County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bright Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bright Oaks ...
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.
- Deacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Domain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domain
- Glass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Hacienda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda
- Landmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Middlechurch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlechurch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlechurch
- Oak Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Stony Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
How Far From Bright Oaks 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 Bright Oaks to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bright Oaks and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies just to the north (N).
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bright Oaks to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bright Oaks. 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 Bright Oaks 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> | 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- Bright Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bright Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8248, Longitude: -97.1198 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bright Oaks 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 321.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.925 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.543 degrees. |
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