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Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Wanapitei ...
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.
- Bear Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Button's Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Bigwee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camp White Bear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cobalt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Fridays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays
- Rib Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
How Far From Camp Wanapitei 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 Camp Wanapitei to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Wanapitei and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Wanapitei to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Wanapitei) 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 Camp Wanapitei 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 Camp Wanapitei. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1631, Longitude: -80.0650 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.739 degrees. |
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