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Curious and Interesting Names Near O Day ...

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.

In the vicinity of O Day, Back is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the North

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from O Day to Winnipeg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- O Day) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O Day. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 57.5667, Longitude: -94.2000    
<2>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.
<3>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 O Day to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.35 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.045 degrees.