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Communities Also Named Alport ...
We found two communities that share the name Alport.
There are two communities within Ontario that are also named Alport.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Alport #1
- The profile page for Alport #2
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Alport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alport ...
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.
- Cedar Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Crystal Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dee Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dee Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee Bank
- Echo Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Glen Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hydro Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro Glen
- Park Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ragged Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Rapids
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Sparrow Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Lake
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Green Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Green Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green Beach
- Willow Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Alport 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 Alport to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alport and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 179 miles [288.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alport to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Alport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0222, Longitude: -79.3536 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.30 degrees. |
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