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Curious and Interesting Names Near Baskin's Beach ...
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.
- Berrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Camp Fortune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cascades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascades
- Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Farm Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kilroy Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kirk's Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peter's Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Queens Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Baskin's Beach 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 Baskin's Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baskin's Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Baskin's Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,187 miles [6,738.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Baskin's Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Baskin's Beach 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 Baskin's Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4786, Longitude: -76.0103 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.395 degrees. |
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