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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballycroy ...
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.
- Black Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Mono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mono <1>
- Mono Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Centre
- Mono Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mono Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Road
- Purple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Sandhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Ballycroy 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 Ballycroy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ballycroy once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ballycroy and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 227 miles [365.3 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ballycroy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Ballycroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Ballycroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ballycroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9726, Longitude: -79.8713 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ballycroy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.273 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.793 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.999 degrees. |
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