Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaconwood ...
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.
- Centretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiawatha Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Club Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingsview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Playfair Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queenswood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Beaconwood 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 Beaconwood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beaconwood and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Beaconwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Beaconwood 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 Beaconwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4500, Longitude: -75.6000 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.361 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.763 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.201 degrees. |