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Curious and Interesting Names Near Britt 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.
- Cranberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- French River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harris Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Key Harbour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Key Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Key River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Channel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickerel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
- Still River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Britt Station 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 Britt Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Britt Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Britt Station 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 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Britt Station) 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 Britt Station 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 Britt Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7928, Longitude: -80.5403 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.584 degrees. |
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