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Communities Also Named Hecla ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hecla.
Within Manitoba, the name Hecla is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Hecla is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Hecla.
- Indiana
- Whitley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hecla [Whitley County].
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hecla [Anderson County].
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Hecla is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Hecla.
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Hecla is located in Linn County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Hecla.
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Beaverhead County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Hecla.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Hecla is located in Oneida County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hecla.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Hecla is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hecla.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Hecla is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Hecla.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hecla [Westmoreland County].
- South Dakota
- Brown County
- This Hecla is located in Brown County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Hecla.
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Hecla [Laramie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hecla ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Brook
- Geyser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geyser came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
- Gull Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Water
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Loon Straits
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Harbour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hecla 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 Hecla to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hecla and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hecla to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hecla. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hecla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hecla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1356, Longitude: -96.6651 |
| <2> | 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 Hecla 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hecla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hecla 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 320.68 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.669 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.887 degrees. |
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