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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ariss ...
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.
- Centre Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Floradale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floradale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Former names for German Mills:
- Bleam's Mills
- Edinburgh
- Hopewell Mills
- Jewsburg
- Lakeshore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Little Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Priory Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priory Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priory Park
- Rockcut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
- Rockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanley Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
How Far From Ariss 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 Ariss to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ariss and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 262 miles [421.6 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ariss to Parliament Hill, 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 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Ariss) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ariss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5761, Longitude: -80.3659 |
| <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 Ariss 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 309.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.404 degrees. |
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