Quinton (Saskatchewan) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Quinton ...

We found ten communities that share the name Quinton.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Quinton is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Jefferson County
  - 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 Alabama community of Quinton [Jefferson County].
  - Walker County
  - This Quinton is located in Walker County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Quinton.
- Kentucky
  - Pulaski County
  - This Quinton is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Quinton.
- Louisiana
  - Pointe Coupee Parish
  - This Quinton is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Quinton.
- Nebraska
  - Thurston County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Thurston County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Quinton.
- New Jersey
  - Salem County
  - This Quinton is located in Salem County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Quinton.
- Oklahoma
  - Pittsburg County
  - This Quinton is located in Pittsburg County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Quinton.
- Oregon
  - Gilliam County
  - This Quinton is located in Gilliam County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilliam County community of Quinton.
- Pennsylvania
  - McKean County
  - 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 Pennsylvania community of Quinton [McKean County].
- Virginia
  - New Kent County
  - This Quinton is located in New Kent County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Quinton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinton ...

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.

In the vicinity of Quinton, Markinch is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the South

How Far From Quinton 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 village such as Quinton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quinton and extending to:

Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Quinton to Regina, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 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 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 ...

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The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: https://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 Quinton 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>	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- Quinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.3835, Longitude: -104.4090
<3>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Quinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Quinton 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 326.60 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.375 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.666 degrees.