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Curious and Interesting Names Near Blandford Station ...
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.
- Blink Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Former name for Canning:
- Mudge Hollow
- Creditville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Lake Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perrys Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Showers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tollgate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windfall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
How Far From Blandford Station to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blandford Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blandford Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Blandford Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blandford Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blandford Station 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 Blandford Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2178, Longitude: -80.6378 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.824 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.678 degrees. |
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