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Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackfish 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.
- Cater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cater
- Highgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mervin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mervin
- Midnight Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Lake
- Pelican Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prince
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Robinhood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Jackfish Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jackfish Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jackfish Lake and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Jackfish Lake to Regina, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 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 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jackfish Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Jackfish Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackfish Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.1376, Longitude: -108.4244 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jackfish Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.75 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.871 degrees. |
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