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Communities Also Named Pine River ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pine River.

Within Manitoba, the name Pine River is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • La Plata 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 Pine River [La Plata County].
    • Michigan
      • Arenac County
      • This Pine River is located in Arenac County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Pine River.
      • Chippewa 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 Michigan community of Pine River [Chippewa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Pine River is located in Cass County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Pine River.
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Pine River is located in Carroll County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pine River.
    • Ontario
      • This Pine River lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lincoln County
      • This Pine River is located in Lincoln County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pine River.
      • Waushara County
      • This Pine River is located in Waushara County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Pine River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine River ...

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.

  • Boggy Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggy Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Creek
  • Camperville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camperville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperville
  • Duck River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Fishing River
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishing River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing River
  • Fork River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork River
  • Mink Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pulp River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulp River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp River
  • Salt Point
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Point

How Far From Pine River to ...

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 community such as Pine River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine River to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine River. 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 Pine River 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Pine River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.7833, Longitude: -100.5333    
<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>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 Pine River 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 323.602 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.037 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.115 degrees.




 

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