Wrigley (Northwest Territories) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Wrigley ...

We found three communities that share the name Wrigley.

Within Northwest Territories, the name Wrigley is unique.

Beyond Northwest Territories, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Los Angeles County
  - This Wrigley is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Wrigley.
- Kentucky
  - Morgan County
  - This Wrigley is located in Morgan County and lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Wrigley.
- Tennessee
  - Hickman County
  - This Wrigley is located in Hickman County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Wrigley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrigley ...

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.

In the vicinity of Wrigley, Jones Landing is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the South

How Far From Wrigley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wrigley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Yellowknife, which is the Territorial Capital of Northwest Territories, lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wrigley to Yellowknife, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Northwest Territories: https://www.gov.nt.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Wrigley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrigley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 63.2269, Longitude: -123.4652
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Wrigley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.893 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.43 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.361 degrees.