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Communities Also Named Mallard ...

We found seven communities that share the name Mallard.

Within Manitoba, the name Mallard is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda 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 California community of Mallard [Alameda County].
    • Illinois
      • Hancock 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 Illinois community of Mallard [Hancock County].
    • Iowa
      • Palo Alto County
      • This Mallard is located in Palo Alto County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Mallard.
    • Minnesota
      • Clearwater 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 Minnesota community of Mallard [Clearwater County].
    • Tennessee
      • Maury 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 Tennessee community of Mallard [Maury County].
    • Texas
      • Montague County
      • This Mallard is located in Montague County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Mallard.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Mallard is located in Salt Lake County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Mallard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mallard ...

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.

  • Camperville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camperville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperville
  • Duck Bay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Bay
  • Duck River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Meadow Portage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Pine Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Rock Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
  • Salt Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Point

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Mallard to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mallard. 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 Mallard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mallard 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mallard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mallard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.9531, Longitude: -99.5589    
<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 Mallard 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 322.851 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.212 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.455 degrees.




 

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