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Communities Also Named Dana ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Dana.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Dana is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This Dana is located in Shasta County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Dana.
- Florida
- Union County
- This Dana is located in Union County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Dana.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Dana is located in La Salle County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Dana.
- Indiana
- Vermillion County
- This Dana is located in Vermillion County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Dana.
- Iowa
- Greene County
- This Dana is located in Greene County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Dana.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Dana is located in Floyd County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dana.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Dana [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dana [Ingham County].
- Montmorency 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 Dana [Montmorency County].
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Bates County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Dana.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Dana is located in Henderson County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Dana.
- North Dakota
- Emmons County
- This Dana is located in Emmons County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Dana.
- Ontario
- This Dana lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the east.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Dana is located in Carbon County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Dana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dana ...
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.
- Burr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Carpenter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sagehill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagehill
- Smuts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuts
How Far From Dana 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 Dana to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dana and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Dana to Regina, with an average speed<6>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 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Dana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3000, Longitude: -105.7000 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Dana 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dana to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.604 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.608 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.282 degrees. |
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