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Curious and Interesting Names Near Pre Sainte Marie ...
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.
- Crooked River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nobleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Porcupine Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
How Far From Pre Sainte Marie 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 Pre Sainte Marie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pre Sainte Marie and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pre Sainte Marie 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 9 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 1,349 miles [2,171 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Pre Sainte Marie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pre Sainte Marie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.6167, Longitude: -103.6667 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pre Sainte Marie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.896 degrees. |
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