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Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Intervale ...
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 Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Fordview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fortune Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- James Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingross
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingross
- Marsh Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Point Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Big Intervale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Big Intervale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Big Intervale and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Big Intervale to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 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 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,514 miles [5,655.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Intervale) 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 Big Intervale 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 Big Intervale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4436, Longitude: -60.9331 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.916 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.436 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.22 degrees. |
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