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Communities Also Named Barrhead ...

We found two communities that share the name Barrhead.

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

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Barrhead in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Barrhead lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrhead ...

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.

  • Beaverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
  • Ceylon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
  • Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Harkaway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harkaway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkaway
  • Irish Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Lake
  • Markdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Priceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rock Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Barrhead to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrhead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3042, Longitude: -80.6636    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Barrhead 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 309.76 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.394 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.261 degrees.









 

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