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Communities Also Named Magnet ...

We found nine communities that share the name Magnet.

Within Manitoba, the name Magnet is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring 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 Arkansas community of Magnet [Hot Spring County].
    • California
      • Madera 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 California community of Magnet [Madera County].
    • Georgia
      • Rockdale County
      • This Magnet is located in Rockdale County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockdale County community of Magnet.
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Magnet is located in Coles County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Magnet.
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Magnet is located in Perry County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Magnet.
    • Missouri
      • Atchison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Atchison County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Magnet.
    • Nebraska
      • Cedar County
      • This Magnet is located in Cedar County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Magnet.
    • Texas
      • Wharton County
      • This Magnet is located in Wharton County and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Magnet.
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Magnet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnet ...

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.

  • Crane River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane River
  • Crescent Cove Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Cove Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cove Beach
  • Eclipse
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclipse
  • Freedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedale
  • Lonely Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonely Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonely Lake
  • Meadow Portage
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Portage
  • Meadowlands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Million
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Million came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
  • Moose Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Bay

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Magnet to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 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 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magnet. 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 Magnet 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 Magnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Magnet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.3167, Longitude: -99.5000    
<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 Magnet 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 322.822 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.102 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.594 degrees.




 

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