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Curious and Interesting Names Near Argon ...

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.

  • Annex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Biota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biota
  • James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Planet
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planet
  • Poland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Sunshine
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

How Far From Argon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Argon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Argon and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Argon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Argon) 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 Argon 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 Argon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8931, Longitude: -90.0092    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.878 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.965 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.622 degrees.