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Curious and Interesting Names Near Tosselo ...
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.
- Burnt Island ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deep Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gallows ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows
- Great Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harbour Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Harbour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Bona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Harbour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monkstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Virgin Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Tosselo 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 Tosselo to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Tosselo once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tosselo and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tosselo to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 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 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,207 miles [5,161.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tosselo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tosselo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tosselo 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 Tosselo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4000, Longitude: -54.4833 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.123 degrees. |
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