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Curious and Interesting Names Near Achigan ...
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.
- French Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Island Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jones Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kirbys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lunar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar
- Sand Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
How Far From Achigan 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 Achigan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Achigan and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Achigan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Achigan) 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 Achigan 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 Achigan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8842, Longitude: -84.1714 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.907 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.077 degrees. |
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