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Communities Also Named Nokomis ...
We found five communities that share the name Nokomis.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Nokomis is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Nokomis is located in Escambia County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Nokomis.
- Florida
- Sarasota County
- This Nokomis is located in Sarasota County and lies 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Nokomis.
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Nokomis is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Nokomis.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin 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 Nokomis [Hennepin County].
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Nokomis is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Nokomis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nokomis ...
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.
- Amazon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
- Guernsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Imperial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
How Far From Nokomis 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 town such as Nokomis to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nokomis and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Nokomis 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,395 miles [2,245 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nokomis. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nokomis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nokomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5096, Longitude: -105.0077 |
| <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 Nokomis 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> | 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. |
| <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 Nokomis 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 327.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.916 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.018 degrees. |
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