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Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside Corner ...
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.
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Mile River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moose Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mosherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noel Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Riverside Corner 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 Riverside Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riverside Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Riverside Corner 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 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 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,677 miles [5,917.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Riverside Corner) 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 Riverside Corner 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 Riverside Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1325, Longitude: -63.7875 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.033 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.557 degrees. |
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