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Communities Also Named Mountain Road ...
We found three communities that share the name Mountain Road.
Within Manitoba, the name Mountain Road is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Mountain Road lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<1> to the east.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Mountain Road is located in Halifax County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Mountain Road.
- Louisa 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 Virginia community of Mountain Road [Louisa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Road ...
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.
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ranch
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Otter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
- Riding Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling River
How Far From Mountain Road 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 Mountain Road to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Mountain Road once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Road and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Road to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>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 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Mountain Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.4464, Longitude: -99.6560 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mountain Road 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> | 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> | 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 Mountain Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mountain Road 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 322.957 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.148 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.923 degrees. |
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