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Communities Also Named Laird ...
We found ten communities that share the name Laird.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Laird is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Yuma County
- This Laird is located in Yuma County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Laird.
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Laird is located in Bay County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Laird.
- Kansas
- Ness County
- This Laird is located in Ness County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Laird.
- Michigan
- Houghton 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 Laird [Houghton County].
- Minnesota
- Olmsted 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 Minnesota community of Laird [Olmsted County].
- Mississippi
- Benton 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 Mississippi community of Laird [Benton County].
- Ontario
- This Laird lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Pennsylvania community of Laird [Armstrong County].
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Laird.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Laird [Dinwiddie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laird ...
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.
- Carpenter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duck Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Smuts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuts
How Far From Laird 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 Laird to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laird and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Laird to Regina, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 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 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laird. 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 '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- Laird) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.7140, Longitude: -106.5879 |
| <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 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 Laird 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 Laird, 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> | 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. |
| <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 Laird 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 328.299 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.437 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.764 degrees. |
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