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Communities Also Named Red Wing ...
We found five communities that are also named Red Wing.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Red Wing.
Beyond Ontario, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This Red Wing is located in Sevier County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Red Wing.
- Colorado
- Huerfano County
- This Red Wing is located in Huerfano County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huerfano County community of Red Wing.
- Minnesota
- Goodhue County
- This Red Wing is located in Goodhue County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Red Wing.
- Nebraska
- Nance 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 Nebraska community of Red Wing [Nance County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Wing ...
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.
- Beaverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camperdown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lady Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Germany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Minniehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Temple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Red Wing to ...
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 Red Wing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Wing and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Wing 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 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Wing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Red Wing 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> | 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 Red Wing 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 Red Wing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4506, Longitude: -80.4475 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.093 degrees. |
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