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Communities Also Named McCreary ...

We found one communities that share the name McCreary.

Within Manitoba, the name McCreary is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Garrard County
      • This McCreary is located in Garrard County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of McCreary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCreary ...

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.

  • Crescent Cove Beach
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Cove Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cove Beach
  • Ebb and Flow
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elk Ranch
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ranch
  • Grass River
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass River
  • Hilltop
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Mountain Road ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
  • Otter Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
  • Reedy Creek
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
  • Riding Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Ridge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from McCreary to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- McCreary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCreary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7731, Longitude: -99.4922    
<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>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.
<5>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 McCreary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.827 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.041 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.735 degrees.









 

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