Jetait, Manitoba

Last updated

Jetait is a locality southwest of Granville Lake. The Canadian Board on Geographical Names (CBGN) records (1953) indicated this to be a Canadian National Railway point, named by the CNR after World War I casualty Captain James Edward Tait who was awarded the Military Cross and the Victoria Cross for his "conspicuous bravery" at the Battle of Amiens (1918). He had worked on the original surveys for the Hudson Bay Railway.

Coordinates: 56°03′23″N101°18′17″W / 56.05639°N 101.30472°W / 56.05639; -101.30472

Related Research Articles

Arctic Archipelago Group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of northern Canada

The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland.

Silverton, Texas City in Texas, United States

Silverton is a city in Briscoe County, Texas, United States. The population was 731 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Briscoe County.

Ridgedale is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457 and Census Division No. 14.

York Factory Trading post and settlement on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada

York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) factory located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south-southeast of Churchill. York Factory was one of the first fur-trading posts established by the HBC, built in 1684 and used in that business for more than 270 years. The settlement was headquarters of the HBC's Northern Department from 1821 to 1873. The complex was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1936.

Northern Manitoba Region of Manitoba, Canada

Northern Manitoba is a geographic and cultural region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally encompassing a small square around the Red River Colony, the province was extended north to the 60th parallel in 1912. The region's specific boundaries vary, as "northern" communities are considered to share certain social and geographic characteristics, regardless of latitude.

Gull Island is the name of a dozen small islands in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Nova, Ohio

Nova is an unincorporated community in central Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44859. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 with State Route 511.

Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido) Railway station in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Shinrin-Kōen Station is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is numbered "A05".

Mills Orchard, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Mills Orchard is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It lies at an elevation of 177 feet.

Sandy Beach is a hamlet in the town of Grand Island in Erie County, New York, United States. It is located to the east of Buckhorn Island State Park.

New Dover, Ohio Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

New Dover is an unincorporated community in Dover Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°14′48″N83°18′17″W, along U.S. Route 36, about three miles east of Marysville.

Ossès-Saint-Martin-dArrossa station

Ossès-Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa or Ortzaize-Arrossa is a railway station in Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station was opened in 1892 and is located on the Bayonne - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port railway line. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF.

Eastside Canal is an irrigation canal in Kern County, California. It originates from a common diversion at Manor Street in Bakersfield, which also serves the Carrier Canal and Kern Island Canal. The common diversion originates from the Kern River, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Gordon's Ferry. The canal terminates south of Bear Mountain Boulevard, just west of Arvin.

Miniota, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in Prairie View Municipality, Manitoba, Canada. It is located northwest of Virden near the intersection of PTH 83 and PTH 24. The post office opened in 1885 on 36-13-27W. It was originally named Parkisimo and changed to its present name in 1900. It had two railways in its history: the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway. Both had rail points about one mile apart and there was a Miniota Station on the latter.

St. Martin's was a former hamlet in the Town of Franklin, in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.

Toboso is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Steamboat Slough is an alternate branch of the Sacramento River, named for its popular use by steamboats traveling between San Francisco and Sacramento. Its mouth is found at an elevation of 3 feet / 1 meter, 2 miles above Rio Vista, between Grand Island and Ryer Island. Its head is 11 miles above where it leaves the Sacramento River, between Sutter Island and Grand Island, at an elevation of 26 feet at 38°18′17″N121°34′25″W.

Bridges is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Bowers Mill is an unincorporated community in Jasper and Lawrence counties, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community and mill are located on the Spring River midway between Mount Vernon to the east and Carthage to the west. La Russell lies just to the south.

Oates is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Brushy Creek st the intersection of Missouri Route J and county road 836. Nearby communities include Black, approximately seven miles to the east-southeast on the Middle Fork of the Black River and Buick, about six miles to the northwest in Iron County.