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Curious and Interesting Names Near Anstice ...
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.
- Clara Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Falconbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Felix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix
- Flake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake
- Flour Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Minnow Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sand Pit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pit
- Thor Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Anstice 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 Anstice to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Anstice and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Anstice to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anstice) 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 Anstice 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 Anstice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9017, Longitude: -81.0286 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.771 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.371 degrees. |
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