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Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbeatha Park ...
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.
- Centrepointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Henry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fallowfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graham Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazeldean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leslie Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manordale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trend Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Arbeatha Park 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 Arbeatha Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arbeatha Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Arbeatha Park to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arbeatha Park) 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 Arbeatha Park 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 Arbeatha Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3164, Longitude: -75.8217 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.521 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.92 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.377 degrees. |
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