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Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickham Parish ...

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.

  • Big Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
  • Carpenter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cherry Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Crafts Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Earle Wharf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle Wharf came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Wharf
  • Elm Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
  • London Settlement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Settlement
  • Long Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Lower Gagetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Gagetown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gagetown
  • Queenstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown

How Far From Wickham Parish to ...

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 Wickham Parish to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wickham Parish and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wickham Parish 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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 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 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,757 miles [6,046.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wickham Parish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wickham Parish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6825, Longitude: -66.0002    
<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 Wickham Parish 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 300.259 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.00 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.274 degrees.









 

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