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Communities Also Named Sinclair ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sinclair.

Within Manitoba, the name Sinclair is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Boundary County
      • This Sinclair is located in Boundary County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Sinclair.
    • Illinois
      • Morgan County
      • This Sinclair is located in Morgan County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sinclair.
    • Iowa
      • Butler County
      • This Sinclair is located in Butler County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sinclair.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Sinclair is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Sinclair.
    • Montana
      • Powell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sinclair [Powell County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sinclair [Westmoreland County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sinclair [Lexington County].
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Sinclair is located in Preston County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Sinclair.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This Sinclair is located in Carbon County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Sinclair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinclair ...

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.

  • Antler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
  • Broomhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomhill
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Emblem
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emblem came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Fertile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Frys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys
  • Mair
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mair
  • Maples
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Maryfield
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipestone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sinclair to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>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 11 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sinclair. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sinclair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sinclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4437, Longitude: -101.2581    
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sinclair 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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sinclair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.18 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.413 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.155 degrees.




 

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