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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenscrag ...

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.

Arena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arena came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
Divide
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
Frontier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
Skull Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skull Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Creek
Supreme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supreme came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme

How Far From Ravenscrag 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 community such as Ravenscrag to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ravenscrag and extending to:

Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ravenscrag to Regina, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 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 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ravenscrag) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ravenscrag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4915, Longitude: -109.0863
<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 Ravenscrag 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 330.239 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.319 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.004 degrees.