We found eight communities that share the name White Lake.
Within Manitoba, the name White Lake is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, four are located in Canada and six are in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This White Lake lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Michigan
Oakland County
This White Lake is located in Oakland County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of White Lake.
New York
Oneida 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 New York community of White Lake [Oneida County].
Sullivan County
This White Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of White Lake.
North Carolina
Bladen County
This White Lake is located in Bladen County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Lake.
Ontario
This White Lake lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
South Dakota
Aurora County
This White Lake is located in Aurora County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aurora County community of White Lake.
Wisconsin
Langlade County
This White Lake is located in Langlade County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of White Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Lake ...
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.
Big Whiteshell Lake (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 White Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Lake and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from White Lake to Winnipeg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0297, Longitude: -95.5142
<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 White Lake 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>
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 White Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.855 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.596 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.514 degrees.