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Curious and Interesting Names Near Braeheid Survey ...
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.
- Breezys Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullocks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Greensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Survey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pleasant View Survey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcliffe Survey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterdown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Braeheid Survey 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 Braeheid Survey to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Braeheid Survey and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Braeheid Survey to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 '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- Braeheid Survey) 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 Braeheid Survey 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 Braeheid Survey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3303, Longitude: -79.9117 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.35 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.279 degrees. |
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