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Communities Also Named Alsace ...
We found two communities that share the name Alsace.
Within Ontario, the name Alsace is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Alsace is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Alsace.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Alsace [Berks County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alsace ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Bummers Roost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bummers Roost came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummers Roost
- Chapmans Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmans Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmans Landing
- Christian Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Valley
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grahamvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamvale
- Hills Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Siding
- Hotham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotham
- Sunset Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Trout Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
How Far From Alsace 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 Alsace to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alsace and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Alsace to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alsace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alsace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0336, Longitude: -79.5439 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Alsace 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Alsace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.664 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.961 degrees. |
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