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Communities Also Named La Barriere ...
We found one communities that share the name La Barriere.
Within Manitoba, the name La Barriere is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, there is another community also named La Barriere in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of La Barriere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Barriere ...
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.
- Bright Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Domain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domain
- Hacienda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda
- Oak Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Tuxedo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Union Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
How Far From La Barriere 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 La Barriere to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in La Barriere and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from La Barriere to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 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 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Barriere. 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 La Barriere 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- La Barriere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Barriere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7131, Longitude: -97.1894 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 La Barriere to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.616 degrees. |
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