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Curious and Interesting Names Near Totogan ...
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 ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Bloom ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Deer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Stream ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden Stream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Stream
- Longburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longburn
- Silver Stream ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Stream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Stream
- Woodside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Totogan 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 Totogan 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 Totogan once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Totogan and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Totogan to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | 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 Totogan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Totogan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Totogan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2065, Longitude: -98.5717 |
| <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 Totogan 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 322.14 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.196 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.321 degrees. |
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