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Communities Also Named Watrous ...

We found five communities that share the name Watrous.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Watrous is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Watrous is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Watrous.
    • Michigan
      • Huron 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 Michigan community of Watrous [Huron County].
    • New Mexico
      • Mora County
      • This Watrous is located in Mora County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Watrous.
    • North Dakota
      • Hettinger County
      • This Watrous is located in Hettinger County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hettinger County community of Watrous.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Watrous [Tioga County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watrous ...

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.

  • Allan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allan
  • Amazon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
  • Burr
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
  • Guernsey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Imperial
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Young
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Watrous to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Watrous to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Watrous to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 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 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Watrous: www.watrous-sask.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Watrous) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watrous. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.6755, Longitude: -105.4658    
<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 Watrous 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 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 Watrous 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 327.423 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.338 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.273 degrees.




 

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