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Communities Also Named Avalon Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Avalon Park.

Within Ontario, the name Avalon Park is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Avalon Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Avalon Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Avalon Park is located in Cook County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Avalon Park.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Avalon Park is located in Wicomico County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Avalon Park.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Avalon Park is located in Greene County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Avalon Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avalon 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.

  • Crescent Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dogs Nest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fishers Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Halfway House Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Avalon Park 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 Avalon Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avalon Park and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Avalon Park to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avalon Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Avalon 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 Avalon Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7625, Longitude: -80.2419    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.602 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.977 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.663 degrees.