This community is historic<1> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Johnville.
Quebec
This Johnville lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnville ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Johnville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnville and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Johnville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,796 miles [6,109.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
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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 Johnville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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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- Johnville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Johnville 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 Johnville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5712, Longitude: -67.5435
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.023 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.011 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.487 degrees.