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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brant Hills ...
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.
- Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Indian Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmoor
- Lowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pleasant View Survey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcliffe Survey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Waterdown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Brant Hills 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 Brant Hills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brant Hills and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Brant Hills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 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 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 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 '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- Brant Hills) 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 Brant Hills 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 Brant Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3658, Longitude: -79.8406 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.301 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.731 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.23 degrees. |
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