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Communities Also Named Arms ...
We found two communities that share the name Arms.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Arms.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Arms in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Arms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arms ...
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.
- Hillsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsport
- Margo Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margo Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Lake
- Otterdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
How Far From Arms to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arms to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Arms and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 558 miles [898 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Arms to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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- Arms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5674, Longitude: -86.0112 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Arms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.814 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.055 degrees. |
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