Cold Lake (Manitoba) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Cold Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Cold Lake.

Within Manitoba, the name Cold Lake is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, there is another community also named Cold Lake in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
  - This Cold Lake lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold Lake ...

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.

Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
Fay Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fay Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Lake
Optic Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optic Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optic Lake

How Far From Cold Lake 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 Cold Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cold Lake and extending to:

Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cold Lake to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cold Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.1117, Longitude: -101.0891
<2>	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.
<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 Cold Lake 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 323.917 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.79 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.528 degrees.