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Communities Also Named Goodwater ...

We found seven communities that share the name Goodwater.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Goodwater is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coosa County
      • This Goodwater is located in Coosa County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
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      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Goodwater.
    • Arizona
      • Navajo County
      • This Goodwater is located in Navajo County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
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      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Goodwater.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
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      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Goodwater.
    • Kansas
      • Gove County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Goodwater [Gove County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • This Goodwater is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the southeast.
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      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Goodwater.
    • Mississippi
      • Clarke County
      • This Goodwater is located in Clarke County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
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      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Goodwater.
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Goodwater is located in McCurtain County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
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      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Goodwater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodwater ...

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.

  • Creelman
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelman
    • Creelman lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast of Goodwater.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creelman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Grassdale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
    • Grassdale lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest of Goodwater.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Griffin
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast of Goodwater.
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  • Maxim
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
    • Maxim lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest of Goodwater.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxim came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Neptune
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
    • Neptune lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west of Goodwater.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Ralph
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Ralph lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north of Goodwater.
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  • Ratcliffe
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffe
    • Ratcliffe lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest of Goodwater.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Tribune
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Tribune lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest of Goodwater.
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  • Yellow Grass
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Grass
    • Yellow Grass lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northwest of Goodwater.
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How Far From Goodwater 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 village such as Goodwater to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Goodwater to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 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 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodwater. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodwater) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Goodwater. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from GoodwaterOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3954, Longitude: -103.7057    
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Goodwater 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.
<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 Goodwater 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 326.051 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.534 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.667 degrees.




 

 

 

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