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Curious and Interesting Names Near Briar lake ...
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.
- Beaver River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concession
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Havelock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Hilltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Hillview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Lake Annis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Brook Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Concession
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Margo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Mayflower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moodys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salmon River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Briar lake 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 Briar lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Briar lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Briar lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,222 miles [8,404 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 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,803 miles [6,120.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briar lake) 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 Briar lake 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 Briar lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1436, Longitude: -65.9708 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.59 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.088 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.232 degrees. |
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