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Communities Also Named Harperville ...

We found three communities that share the name Harperville.

Within Manitoba, the name Harperville is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange 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 California community of Harperville [Orange County].
    • Mississippi
      • Copiah County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Harperville [Copiah County].
      • Scott County
      • This Harperville is located in Scott County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Harperville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harperville ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Dennis Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Lake
  • Erinview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erinview
  • Ideal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Lake Francis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Francis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Francis
  • Markland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland
  • Otto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Sandridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge

How Far From Harperville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harperville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Harperville to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harperville. 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Harperville 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harperville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Harperville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harperville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.4042, Longitude: -97.6708    
<4>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.
<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 Harperville 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 321.458 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.45 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.716 degrees.









 

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