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Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Collar Junction ...
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 Pass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calm Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flanders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Kettle Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Falls is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Falls
- Leatherdale Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Turtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
How Far From Horse Collar Junction 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 Horse Collar Junction to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Horse Collar Junction and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Horse Collar Junction to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horse Collar Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Horse Collar Junction 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 Horse Collar Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7386, Longitude: -92.4267 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.63 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.915 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.078 degrees. |
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