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Curious and Interesting Names Near Althorpe ...
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.
- Bobs Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forfar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- High Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mississippi Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Playfairville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfairville
- Former names for Playfairville:
- Playfair Mills
- Playfair Rapids
- Playfairville has also been known as:
- Playfair
- Robertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Scotch Point has also been known as:
- Cranworth Post Office
- Stanleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Althorpe 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 Althorpe to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Althorpe and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Althorpe to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,233 miles [6,812.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Althorpe) 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 Althorpe 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 Althorpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7575, Longitude: -76.4753 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.01 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.969 degrees. |
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