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Curious and Interesting Names Near Emesville ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Little Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Lockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlechurch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlechurch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlechurch
- Old England
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old England
- Old England has also been known as:
- Mapleton
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Emesville 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 Emesville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Emesville and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Emesville to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emesville. 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0345, Longitude: -97.1386 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Emesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.496 degrees. |
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