We found five communities that are also named Ortonville.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Ortonville.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
This Ortonville is located in Ventura County and lies 2,785 miles [4,482 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Ortonville.
Iowa
Dallas County
This Ortonville is located in Dallas County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Ortonville.
Michigan
Oakland County
This Ortonville is located in Oakland County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Ortonville.
Minnesota
Big Stone County
This Ortonville is located in Big Stone County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Ortonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ortonville ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ortonville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ortonville and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ortonville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,789 miles [6,097.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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 from Point A (ie- Ortonville) 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 Ortonville 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 Ortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9667, Longitude: -67.6833
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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 297.083 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.31 degrees.