We found three communities that are also named Blockhouse.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Blockhouse.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.
This Blockhouse is located in Blount County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Blockhouse.
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Klickitat County
This Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County and lies 2,695 miles [4,337.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Blockhouse.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blockhouse ...
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.
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 Blockhouse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blockhouse and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blockhouse to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 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 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,726 miles [5,996.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
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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- Blockhouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Blockhouse 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 Blockhouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4496, Longitude: -64.4231
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.587 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.024 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.312 degrees.