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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Pass ...
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.
- Falls Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Junction is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- International Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Island View is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Kettle Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Falls is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Falls
- Leatherdale Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nickel Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Rocky Inlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
- Windy Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Bear Pass 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 Bear Pass to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bear Pass and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bear Pass to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Pass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bear Pass to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7261, Longitude: -92.9592 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.35 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees. |
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