Garden Hill (Manitoba) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Garden Hill ...

We found three communities that share the name Garden Hill.

Within Manitoba, the name Garden Hill is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
  - Dougherty County
  - This Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Garden Hill.
- Ontario
  - This Garden Hill lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
- South Carolina
  - Charleston County
  - This Garden Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Garden Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Hill ...

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.

In the vicinity of Garden Hill, Island Lake is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the Northwest

How Far From Garden Hill 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 Garden Hill to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Hill to Winnipeg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garden Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.8833, Longitude: -94.6489
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Garden Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.014 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.17 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.727 degrees.