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Communities Also Named Red Wing ...
We found five communities that share the name Red Wing.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Red Wing.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Camperdown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camperdown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperdown
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Lady Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lady Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Bank
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minniehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minniehill
- Rob Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Wing) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.607 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.245 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.093 degrees. |
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