Crystal Lake (Saskatchewan) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Crystal Lake ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Crystal Lake.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Crystal Lake is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Crystal Lake [Saint Clair County].
- California
  - Nevada County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Crystal Lake.
- Colorado
  - Jefferson 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 Crystal Lake [Jefferson County].
  - Lake County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Crystal Lake [Lake County].
- Connecticut
  - Tolland County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County and lies 1,559 miles [2,509 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Crystal Lake.
- Florida
  - Broward County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Broward County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Crystal Lake.
  - Orange 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 Florida community of Crystal Lake [Orange County].
  - Polk County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Polk County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km] to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Crystal Lake.
  - Washington County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Washington County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km] to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Crystal Lake.
- Illinois
  - Madison 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 Illinois community of Crystal Lake [Madison County].
  - McHenry County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Crystal Lake.
- Iowa
  - Hancock County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Crystal Lake.
- Kansas
  - Finney 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 Kansas community of Crystal Lake [Finney County].
- Kentucky
  - Oldham 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 Kentucky community of Crystal Lake [Oldham County].
- Michigan
  - Benzie 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 Michigan community of Crystal Lake [Benzie County].
  - Houghton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Crystal Lake [Houghton County].
- Nebraska
  - Dakota 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 Nebraska community of Crystal Lake [Dakota County].
- New Jersey
  - Bergen County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Crystal Lake.
  - Ocean County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Ocean County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km] to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Crystal Lake.
- New York
  - Albany 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 New York community of Crystal Lake [Albany County].
  - Cattaraugus County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Crystal Lake [Cattaraugus County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Crystal Lake [Susquehanna County].
- South Carolina
  - Horry County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Horry County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Crystal Lake.
- Texas
  - Anderson County
  - This Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Crystal Lake.
- West Virginia
  - Doddridge 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 West Virginia community of Crystal Lake [Doddridge County].
- Wisconsin
  - Waupaca 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 Wisconsin community of Crystal Lake [Waupaca County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Lake ...

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.

Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
Endeavour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endeavour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavour
Hazel Dell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Dell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
Lady Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
Mikado
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
Tiny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiny

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

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

Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Lake to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 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 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crystal Lake: www.crystallakesask.com/

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Crystal Lake 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8513, Longitude: -102.4317
<3>	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.
<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 Lake 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 325.063 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.691 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.298 degrees.