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Curious and Interesting Names Near West Pine Ridge ...

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.

  • Cooks Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks Creek <2>
  • Deacon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
  • Glass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Hazelridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelridge
  • Little Britain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
  • Lockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Middlechurch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlechurch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlechurch
  • Old England
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old England
    • Old England has also been known as:
    • Mapleton
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

How Far From West Pine Ridge 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 West Pine Ridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Pine Ridge and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from West Pine Ridge to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 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 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Pine Ridge. 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- West Pine Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Pine Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9992, Longitude: -96.9110    
<4>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.
<5>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 West Pine Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.897 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.767 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.368 degrees.









 

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