This The Tickles lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Tickles ...
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.
Bests Harbour (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bests Harbour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
Tacks Beach ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacks Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
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 The Tickles to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Tickles and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from The Tickles 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 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 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 5,309 miles [8,544 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,186 miles [5,127.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Tickles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Tickles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5167, Longitude: -54.0667
<2>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>
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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 The Tickles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.266 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.525 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.798 degrees.