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Curious and Interesting Names Near Armit ...
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.
- Elbow Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- National Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Deer Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Deer Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Deer Lake
- Ruby Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Armit 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 Armit to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Armit and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Armit to Regina, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Armit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.8333, Longitude: -101.8500 |
| <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 Armit 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 324.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.672 degrees. |
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