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Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Bay-Sunset ...
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.
- Bright Sand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Brightsand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Brightsand came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Brightsand
- Horseshoe Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bay
- Livelong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livelong
- Mervin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervin
- Spruce Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Lake
- Sunset View Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Beach
- Thunderchild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderchild came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderchild
How Far From Crystal Bay-Sunset 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 Crystal Bay-Sunset to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crystal Bay-Sunset and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Bay-Sunset to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Bay-Sunset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Crystal Bay-Sunset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Bay-Sunset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.5500, Longitude: -108.8667 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crystal Bay-Sunset to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.074 degrees. |
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