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Communities Also Named Vivian ...

We found nine communities that share the name Vivian.

Within Manitoba, the name Vivian is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Vivian.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Vivian is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Vivian.
    • Minnesota
      • Waseca County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Vivian [Waseca County].
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This Vivian is located in Elko County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Vivian.
    • Oklahoma
      • McIntosh County
      • This Vivian is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Vivian.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Vivian.
    • South Dakota
      • Lyman County
      • This Vivian is located in Lyman County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyman County community of Vivian.
    • Texas
      • Foard County
      • This Vivian is located in Foard County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Foard County community of Vivian.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Vivian is located in McDowell County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Vivian.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vivian ...

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.

  • Cloverleaf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Hazel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazelglen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelglen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelglen
  • Hazelridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelridge
  • Larkhall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkhall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkhall
  • Molson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molson
  • Queens Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rosewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Vivian to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vivian. 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>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 Vivian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vivian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vivian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8667, Longitude: -96.4667    
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Vivian 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.
<4>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.
<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 Vivian 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 320.569 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.379 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.137 degrees.




 

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