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Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue 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.
- Barb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
- Centrefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henrys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jessups Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stardale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale
- Treadwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Blue Corners 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 Blue Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blue Corners and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Blue Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Blue Corners) 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 Blue 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 Blue Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5844, Longitude: -74.8047 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.831 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.193 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.732 degrees. |
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