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Curious and Interesting Names Near Barb ...
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.
- Chatboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
- Glen Andrew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stardale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale
How Far From Barb 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 Barb to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barb and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Barb to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barb) 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 Barb 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 Barb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5169, Longitude: -74.5392 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.67 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.631 degrees. |
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