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Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenston ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Border
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Border is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cozy Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dance
- Dearlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearlock
- Finland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Frontier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Gameland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
How Far From Shenston 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 Shenston to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shenston and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shenston to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shenston) 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 Shenston 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 Shenston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7233, Longitude: -94.0575 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.818 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.037 degrees. |
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