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Communities Also Named Langbank ...
We found one communities that share the name Langbank.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Langbank is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, there is another community also named Langbank in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Langbank.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langbank ...
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.
- Burrows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Kennedy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kipling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Kipling Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipling Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling Station
- Moose Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Valley
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
How Far From Langbank to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Langbank to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Langbank and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Langbank 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 6 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 1,267 miles [2,039 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langbank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Langbank 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Langbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0500, Longitude: -102.2833 |
| <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 Langbank 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 324.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.371 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.642 degrees. |
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