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Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisher 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.
- Beaver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jackhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackhead
- Jackhead Harbour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Bullhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bullhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bullhead
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Bullhead <2>
- Loon Straits
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Dock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rose
- Snake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake
How Far From Fisher 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 Fisher Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fisher Bay and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fisher Bay to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4>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 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fisher Bay. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fisher Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fisher Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4778, Longitude: -97.2975 |
| <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 Fisher Bay 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 321.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.236 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.177 degrees. |
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