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Communities Also Named Manitou ...

We found ten communities that share the name Manitou.

Within Manitoba, the name Manitou is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • El Paso 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 Colorado community of Manitou [El Paso County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hopkins County
      • This Manitou is located in Hopkins County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Manitou.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Manitou [Hennepin County].
      • Koochiching County
      • This Manitou is located in Koochiching County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Manitou.
    • New York
      • Putnam County
      • This Manitou is located in Putnam County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Manitou.
    • North Dakota
      • Mountrail County
      • This Manitou is located in Mountrail County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of Manitou.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tillman County
      • This Manitou is located in Tillman County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Manitou.
    • Quebec
      • This Manitou lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Manitou is located in King County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Manitou.
      • Pierce County
      • This Manitou is located in Pierce County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Manitou.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitou ...

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.

  • Deerwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Indian Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Meadows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Mountain City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Nelson ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Pilot Mound
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Roseisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseisle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseisle
  • Snowflake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Swan Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Thornhill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Windygates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windygates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windygates

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Manitou to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>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 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manitou. 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 Manitou 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>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- Manitou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manitou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2412, Longitude: -98.5377    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Manitou to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.127 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.062 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.555 degrees.




 

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