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Communities Also Named Ambleside ...
We found three communities that are also named Ambleside.
Within British Columbia, the name Ambleside is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Ambleside is located in Clayton County and lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Ambleside.
- Ontario
- This Ambleside lies 1,994 miles [3,209 km]<1> to the east.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ambleside [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ambleside ...
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.
- Cypress Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishermans Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keith-Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynn Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Still Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Ambleside 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 Ambleside to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ambleside and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ambleside to Victoria, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ambleside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ambleside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ambleside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ambleside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3167, Longitude: -123.1500 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.381 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.164 degrees. |
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