Duck Bay (Manitoba) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duck Bay ...

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.

Camperville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camperville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperville
Duck River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
Mallard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
Pine Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
Pulp River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulp River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp River

How Far From Duck Bay 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 Duck Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Duck Bay to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 '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- Duck Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duck Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.2000, Longitude: -100.1667
<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 Duck Bay 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 323.31 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.759 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.77 degrees.