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Communities Also Named Eclipse ...

We found five communities that share the name Eclipse.

Within Manitoba, the name Eclipse is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Jackson 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 Indiana community of Eclipse [Jackson County].
    • Kansas
      • Coffey 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 Kansas community of Eclipse [Coffey County].
    • Texas
      • Gaines County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gaines County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaines County community of Eclipse.
      • Jasper County
      • This Eclipse is located in Jasper County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Eclipse.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Eclipse is located in Suffolk City and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Eclipse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eclipse ...

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.

  • Crescent Cove Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Cove Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cove Beach
  • Fishing River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishing River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing River
  • Freedale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedale
  • Gilbert Plains
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Plains
  • Magnet
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
  • Million
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Million came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
  • Moose Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Bay
  • Valley River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley River

How Far From Eclipse to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eclipse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 151 miles [243 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Eclipse to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eclipse. 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 Eclipse 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eclipse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eclipse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eclipse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1404, Longitude: -99.9695    
<4>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.
<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 Eclipse 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 323.184 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.488 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.934 degrees.




 

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