Carrot Valley (Manitoba) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrot Valley ...

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.

Budd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budd came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
Clearwater Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
Finger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
Freshford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshford
Grace Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lake
Prospector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospector came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospector
Root Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Root Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Lake

How Far From Carrot Valley 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 Carrot Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carrot Valley and extending to:

Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Carrot Valley to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 '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- Carrot Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrot Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.8005, Longitude: -101.2592
<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 Carrot Valley 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 324.104 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.842 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.023 degrees.