We found one communities that are also named Hawarden.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Hawarden is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, there is another community also named Hawarden in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Iowa
Sioux County
This Hawarden is located in Sioux County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Hawarden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawarden ...
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.
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 Hawarden to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawarden and extending to:
Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawarden to Regina, with an average speed<3>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 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 83 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- Hawarden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Hawarden 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 Hawarden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4167, Longitude: -106.6000
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.312 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.317 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.055 degrees.