Cambridge Bay (Nunavut) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cambridge Bay and extending to:

Iqaluit, which is the Territorial Capital of Nunavut, lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east (E).
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km] to the southeast (SE).
The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<3>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cambridge Bay: www.cambridgebay.ca/

The official website for Nunavut Territory: https://www.gov.nu.ca/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 69.1173, Longitude: -105.0597
<2>	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 Cambridge Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<3>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.789 degrees.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.536 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.274 degrees.