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Communities Also Named Oban ...
We found four communities that share the name Oban.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Oban is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Oban is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Oban.
- Kansas
- Saline 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 Kansas community of Oban [Saline County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Oban lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Oban.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oban ...
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.
- Biggar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Pheasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Pheasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Pheasant
- Springwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Valley Centre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Centre
How Far From Oban 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 community such as Oban to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oban and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oban to Regina, with an average speed<5>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oban. 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' (or 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- Oban) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oban. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1167, Longitude: -108.1333 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oban 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oban to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.757 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.897 degrees. |
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