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Communities Also Named MacGregor ...

We found one communities that share the name MacGregor.

Within Manitoba, the name MacGregor is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, there is another community also named MacGregor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of MacGregor [Valley County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near MacGregor ...

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.

  • Arizona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
  • Beaver ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Bloom ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Firdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
  • Golden Stream ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden Stream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Stream
  • Ladysmith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Long Plain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Plain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
  • Longburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longburn
  • Silver Stream ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Stream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Stream
  • Woodside ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in MacGregor and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from MacGregor 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 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for MacGregor. 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>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 MacGregor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- MacGregor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in MacGregor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9667, Longitude: -98.7667    
<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 MacGregor 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 322.291 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.336 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.504 degrees.




 

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