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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bensfort Bridge ...
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.
- Assumption
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gores Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hiawatha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Yankee Bonnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Bensfort Bridge 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 Bensfort Bridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bensfort Bridge and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bensfort Bridge to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bensfort Bridge) 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 Bensfort Bridge 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 Bensfort Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2056, Longitude: -78.2775 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.112 degrees. |
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