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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mellor ...

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.

  • Birch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Buffalo River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hay River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Junction
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Pine Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Mellor 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 Mellor to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mellor and extending to:

  • Yellowknife, which is the Territorial Capital of Northwest Territories, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mellor to Yellowknife, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Mellor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Mellor 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 Mellor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.7139, Longitude: -114.9431    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.861 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.512 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.643 degrees.