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Communities Also Named Hanley ...

We found five communities that are also named Hanley.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Hanley is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Madison County
      • This Hanley is located in Madison County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hanley.
    • Michigan
      • Alger 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 Michigan community of Hanley [Alger County].
      • Ottawa 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 Hanley [Ottawa County].
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Hanley.
    • Tennessee
      • Haywood 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 Tennessee community of Hanley [Haywood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanley ...

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.

  • Allan
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allan
  • Beaver Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutbank
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutbank
  • Outlook
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Pike Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shields
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
  • Valley Park ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Hanley 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 town such as Hanley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hanley to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hanley 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>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 Hanley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hanley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.6167, Longitude: -106.4333    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.181 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.19 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.905 degrees.