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Communities Also Named Glencairn ...

We found five communities that share the name Glencairn.

Within Manitoba, the name Glencairn is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lee 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 Kentucky community of Glencairn [Lee County].
      • Wolfe County
      • This Glencairn is located in Wolfe County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Glencairn.
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This Glencairn is located in Tioga County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Glencairn.
    • Ontario
      • This Glencairn lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Glencairn [Westmoreland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glencairn ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Eden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elk Ranch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ranch
  • Grass River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass River
  • Hilltop
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Mountain Road ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
  • Otter Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
  • Reedy Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
  • Riding Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Glencairn 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 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glencairn. 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 Glencairn 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glencairn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glencairn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.6525, Longitude: -99.3056    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Glencairn 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 322.687 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.869 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.652 degrees.




 

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