Minto (Yukon) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Minto ...

We found seven communities that share the name Minto.

Within Yukon, the name Minto is unique.

Beyond Yukon, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, four are located in Canada and four are in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
  - This Minto lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- Manitoba
  - This Minto lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Nevada
  - Lincoln County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Minto.
- New Brunswick
  - This Minto lies 2,891 miles [4,652.6 km]<1> to the east.
- North Dakota
  - Walsh County
  - This Minto is located in Walsh County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Minto.
- Ontario
  - This Minto lies 2,618 miles [4,213.3 km]<1> to the east.
- Oregon
  - Marion County
  - This Minto is located in Marion County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Minto.

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

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

Whitehorse, which is the Territorial Capital of Yukon, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Minto to Whitehorse, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,621 miles [4,218.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 103 days and walking would take 149 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 from Point A (ie- Minto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 62.5833, Longitude: -136.8333
<2>	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 Minto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Minto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 353.242 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 356.874 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 336.531 degrees.