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Communities Also Named Avonbank ...

We found one communities that share the name Avonbank.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Avonbank.

Beyond Ontario.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avonbank ...

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.

  • Brandy Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Point
  • Farquhar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farquhar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farquhar
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Maplewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Mitchell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Motherwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motherwell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motherwell
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oliver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Science Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Wartburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
  • Willow Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Avonbank and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 304 miles [489.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Avonbank to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avonbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avonbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3289, Longitude: -81.1292    
<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 Avonbank 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 310.132 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.663 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.876 degrees.









 

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