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Communities Also Named Bothwell Station ...

We found one communities that share the name Bothwell Station.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Bothwell Station.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bothwell 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.

  • Botany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botany came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botany
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cairo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Edys Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edys Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edys Mills
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Grays
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Highgate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Huffs Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kent Bridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodgreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

How Far From Bothwell 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 Bothwell Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bothwell Station and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 362 miles [582.6 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bothwell Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bothwell Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bothwell Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6444, Longitude: -81.8958    
<4>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.
<5>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 Bothwell Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.668 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.164 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.507 degrees.









 

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