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Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Park ...
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.
- Breezy Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brokenhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brokenhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenhead
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Green Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Gull Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gull Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Lake
- Island Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
- Ladywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladywood
- Old England
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old England
- Old England has also been known as:
- Mapleton
How Far From Poplar Park 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 Poplar Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poplar Park and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Park to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar Park. 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 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.3153, Longitude: -96.6744 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Poplar Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.134 degrees. |
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