We found three communities that are also named Welshtown.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Welshtown.
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 Welshtown is located in Meigs County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Welshtown.
Pennsylvania
Lehigh County
This Welshtown is located in Lehigh County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Welshtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Welshtown ...
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 Welshtown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Welshtown and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Welshtown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,786 miles [6,093 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- Welshtown) 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 Welshtown 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 Welshtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7667, Longitude: -65.3167
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.282 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.675 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.163 degrees.