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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bray Lake ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bummers Roost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartfell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfell
- Hotham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotham
- Kennedys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
- Strong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Trout Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Bray Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bray Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bray Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bray Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bray Lake) 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 Bray Lake 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 Bray Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8892, Longitude: -79.4181 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.958 degrees. |
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