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Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Ban ...
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.
- Deepdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepdale
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hays River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Mabou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Young
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rear Dunvegan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sight Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Rock Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Port Ban 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 Port Ban to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Port Ban and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Port Ban 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 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 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 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,541 miles [5,698.7 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- Port Ban) 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 Port Ban 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 Port Ban. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2003, Longitude: -61.3894 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.271 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.63 degrees. |
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