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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruttanville ...

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.

  • Crystal City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
  • Dry River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry River
  • Indian Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Meadows
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Pilot Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Snowflake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Swan Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Thornhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Windygates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windygates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windygates

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ruttanville once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ruttanville and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ruttanville to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Ruttanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruttanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruttanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1480, Longitude: -98.6630    
<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 Ruttanville 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 322.222 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.157 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.655 degrees.









 

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