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Curious and Interesting Names Near Apsey Beach ...
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.
- Birchy Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brakes Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curling
- Frenchman's Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Irishtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Beach ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Summerside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Apsey Beach 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 Apsey Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Apsey Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Apsey Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,327 miles [5,354.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Apsey Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Apsey Beach 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 Apsey Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0336, Longitude: -58.1058 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 294.272 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.048 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.664 degrees. |
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