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Communities Also Named Flin Flon ...
We found one communities that share the name Flin Flon.
Within Manitoba, the name Flin Flon is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, there is another community also named Flin Flon in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flin Flon ...
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.
- Cranberry Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Portage
- Flin Flon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flin Flon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flin Flon
- Optic Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optic Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optic Lake
How Far From Flin Flon 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 city such as Flin Flon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flin Flon and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Flin Flon to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Flin Flon: www.flinflon.net/ 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flin Flon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flin Flon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.7667, Longitude: -101.8833 |
| <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 Flin Flon 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 324.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.155 degrees. |
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