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Communities Also Named Valparaiso ...
We found four communities that share the name Valparaiso.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Valparaiso is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Okaloosa County
- This Valparaiso is located in Okaloosa County and lies 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Valparaiso.
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Valparaiso is located in Porter County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Valparaiso.
- Kansas
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valparaiso [Stevens County].
- Nebraska
- Saunders County
- This Valparaiso is located in Saunders County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Valparaiso.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valparaiso ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairy Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy Glen
- Lenvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenvale
- Resource
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resource came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resource
- Ridgedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <4>
- Stony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
How Far From Valparaiso 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 village such as Valparaiso to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valparaiso and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Valparaiso to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valparaiso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valparaiso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valparaiso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.8508, Longitude: -104.1834 |
| <2> | 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 Valparaiso 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Valparaiso to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.409 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.321 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.172 degrees. |
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