Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruce Farm ...
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 east)
- Craig Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crystal Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leslie Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manordale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trend Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Bruce Farm 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 Bruce Farm to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bruce Farm and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the northeast (NE).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 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 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 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- Bruce Farm) 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 Bruce Farm 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 Bruce Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3333, Longitude: -75.8000 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.505 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.905 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.358 degrees. |