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Communities Also Named Winter ...
We found three communities that share the name Winter.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Winter is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Winter is located in Lake County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Winter.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Winter is located in Putnam County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winter.
- Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- This Winter is located in Sawyer County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sawyer County community of Winter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winter ...
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.
- Cut Knife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denzil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzil
- Primate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primate
- Reward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Rockhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhaven
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yonker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yonker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonker
How Far From Winter 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 community such as Winter to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Winter once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Winter and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Winter to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 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 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Winter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.6162, Longitude: -109.5055 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Winter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Winter 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 330.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.039 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.69 degrees. |
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