Halcrow (Manitoba) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halcrow ...

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.

Budd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budd came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
Clearwater Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
Finger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
Prospector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospector came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospector
Root Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Root Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Halcrow and extending to:

Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Halcrow to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halcrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halcrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.1772, Longitude: -100.6247
<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 Halcrow 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 323.596 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.319 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.501 degrees.