Manitou (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Manitou ...

We found ten communities that share the name Manitou.

Within Quebec, the name Manitou is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
  - El Paso County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Manitou [El Paso County].
- Kentucky
  - Hopkins County
  - This Manitou is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Manitou.
- Manitoba
  - This Manitou lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the west.
- Minnesota
  - Hennepin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Manitou [Hennepin County].
  - Koochiching County
  - This Manitou is located in Koochiching County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Manitou.
- New York
  - Putnam County
  - This Manitou is located in Putnam County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Manitou.
- North Dakota
  - Mountrail County
  - This Manitou is located in Mountrail County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of Manitou.
- Oklahoma
  - Tillman County
  - This Manitou is located in Tillman County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Manitou.
- Washington
  - King County
  - This Manitou is located in King County and lies 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<2> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Manitou.
  - Pierce County
  - This Manitou is located in Pierce County and lies 2,550 miles [4,103.8 km] to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Manitou.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitou ...

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.

In the vicinity of Manitou, Ridge Point is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the East

How Far From Manitou 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 Manitou to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manitou and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Manitou to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,593 miles [5,782.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manitou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Manitou 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.
<2>	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 from Point A (ie- Manitou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manitou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.3000, Longitude: -65.2500
<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 Manitou to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.583 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.024 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.73 degrees.