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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Rose Bay ...

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.

  • Blue Rocks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rocks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rocks
  • Bush Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Island
  • Crescent Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Eastern Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Points came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Points
  • First Peninsula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Peninsula
  • First South
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First South came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First South
  • Five Houses
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Front Centre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Centre
  • Garden Lots
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lots
  • Heckmans Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Indian Path
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
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How Far From Lower Rose Bay to ...

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 Lower Rose Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lower Rose Bay and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 563 miles [906.1 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Rose Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,725 miles [5,994.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Lower Rose Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lower Rose Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2868, Longitude: -64.2892    
<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 Lower Rose Bay 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 299.546 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.948 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.355 degrees.









 

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