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Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Home ...
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.
- Candle Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emma Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Lake
- Forest Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Gate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Foxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxford
- Mayview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Prince Albert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wild Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Spruce Home 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 Spruce Home to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spruce Home and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Spruce Home to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 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 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 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 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spruce Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Spruce Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.5255, Longitude: -105.7402 |
| <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 Spruce Home 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 327.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.021 degrees. |
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