We found four communities that share the name Sultan.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Sultan.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.
This Sultan is located in Kittson County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Sultan.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Sultan is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sultan.
Washington
Snohomish County
This Sultan is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Sultan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sultan ...
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.
Jerome (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Sultan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sultan and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sultan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sultan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sultan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5941, Longitude: -82.7567
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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.
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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.
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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 Sultan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.879 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.165 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.018 degrees.