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Communities Also Named Snake ...
We found one communities that share the name Snake.
Within Manitoba, the name Snake is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, there is another community also named Snake in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Marshall 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 Minnesota community of Snake [Marshall County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snake ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bloodvein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodvein
- Bloodvein has also been known as:
- Bloodvein River
- Fisher Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Bay
- Jackhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackhead
- Jackhead Harbour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Bullhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bullhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bullhead
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Bullhead <3>
- Loon Straits
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Dock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Snake 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 Snake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Snake and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Snake to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snake. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Snake 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Snake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.7333, Longitude: -96.9167 |
| <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 Snake 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 320.848 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.935 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.863 degrees. |
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