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Communities Also Named Elk Ranch ...
We found one communities that share the name Elk Ranch.
Within Manitoba, the name Elk Ranch is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, there is another community also named Elk Ranch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll 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 Arkansas community of Elk Ranch [Carroll County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk Ranch ...
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.
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mountain Road ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Otter Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
- Riding Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling River
How Far From Elk Ranch 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 Elk Ranch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Elk Ranch and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Elk Ranch to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Ranch. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Elk Ranch 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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elk Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.4469, Longitude: -99.5714 |
| <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 Elk Ranch 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 322.892 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.075 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.871 degrees. |
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