Curious and Interesting Names Near Cupids Crossing ...
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.
Birch Hills (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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 Cupids Crossing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cupids Crossing and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cupids Crossing to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 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 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,150 miles [5,069.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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.
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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- Cupids Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cupids Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5333, Longitude: -53.2500
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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 Cupids Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.747 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.958 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.35 degrees.