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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennies Corners ...
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.
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Clay Bank has also been known as:
- Claybank
- Corkery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkery
- Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Hay's Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Marathon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mississippi Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- tenth (10th) Line Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bennies Corners 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 Bennies Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bennies Corners and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Bennies Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,206 miles [6,768.9 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- Bennies Corners) 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 Bennies Corners 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 Bennies Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2511, Longitude: -76.2664 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.633 degrees. |
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