We found two communities that are also named Melita.
Within Manitoba, the name Melita is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sonoma County
This Melita is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Melita.
Michigan
Arenac County
This Melita is located in Arenac County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Melita.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melita ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Melita to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melita and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Melita to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 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 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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 from Point A (ie- Melita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Melita to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2742, Longitude: -100.9901
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.977 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.162 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.032 degrees.