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Curious and Interesting Names Near Aston Station ...
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.
- Castlebar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlebar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlebar
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dieppe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieppe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieppe
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Parisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
- Pidgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidgeon
- Princeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Aston Station 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 Aston Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aston Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Aston Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,007 miles [6,448.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aston Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aston Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1831, Longitude: -72.2717 |
| <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 Aston Station 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 304.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.13 degrees. |
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