We found eleven communities that are also named Oxbow.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Oxbow is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of eleven communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Red River Parish
This Oxbow is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Oxbow.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Oxbow is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Oxbow.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Oxbow is located in Allegan County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Oxbow.
Berrien County
This Oxbow is located in Berrien County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Oxbow.
Newaygo County
This Oxbow is located in Newaygo County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Oxbow.
Oakland County
This Oxbow is located in Oakland County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Oxbow.
New Brunswick
This Oxbow lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the east.
New York
Jefferson County
This Oxbow is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oxbow.
North Dakota
Cass County
This Oxbow is located in Cass County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Oxbow.
Oregon
Baker County
This Oxbow is located in Baker County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Oxbow.
West Virginia
Ritchie County
This Oxbow is located in Ritchie County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Oxbow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxbow ...
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.
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 town such as Oxbow to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oxbow and extending to:
Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Oxbow to Regina, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,259 miles [2,026.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oxbow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Oxbow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oxbow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2302, Longitude: -102.1697
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.874 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.176 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.761 degrees.