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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sclater ...

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
    (24 miles [38.6 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:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Creek
  • Camperville
    (25 miles [40.2 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:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperville
  • Duck River
    (17 miles [27.4 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:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Fork River
    (23 miles [37 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:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork River
  • Mink Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Pine Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 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:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Pulp River
    (12 miles [19.3 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:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp River

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sclater 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 Sclater to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>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 1,209 miles [1,945.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sclater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sclater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.7551, Longitude: -100.5691    
<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 Sclater 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 323.63 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.065 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.145 degrees.









 

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