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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac Du Bonnet ...
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.
- Brightstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightstone
- Crescent Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Great Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lee River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Sisters Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Sisters Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Sisters Falls
- Spring Well
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Well came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Well
- White Mud Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mud Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mud Falls
How Far From Lac Du Bonnet 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 Lac Du Bonnet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lac Du Bonnet and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lac Du Bonnet to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lac Du Bonnet. 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lac Du Bonnet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lac Du Bonnet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2545, Longitude: -96.0603 |
| <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 Lac Du Bonnet 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 320.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.778 degrees. |
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