Curious and Interesting Names Near Briargreen ...
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.
- Centrepointe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- City View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craig Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graham Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leslie Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manordale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowlands
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trend Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Briargreen 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 Briargreen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Briargreen and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,183 miles [6,731.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Briargreen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Briargreen 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 Briargreen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3389, Longitude: -75.7800 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.492 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.891 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.346 degrees. |