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Curious and Interesting Names Near Arklan ...
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.
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Clydesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- French Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hay's Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hopetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Lloyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Playfairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfairville
- Former names for Playfairville:
- Playfair Mills
- Playfair Rapids
- Playfairville has also been known as:
- Playfair
- Scotch Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- tenth (10th) Line Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Arklan 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 Arklan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arklan and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Arklan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arklan) 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 Arklan 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 Arklan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0872, Longitude: -76.3461 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.888 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.293 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.751 degrees. |
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