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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brunswick House ...
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.
- Island Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pardee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
How Far From Brunswick House 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 Brunswick House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brunswick House and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Brunswick House to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,391 miles [7,066.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brunswick House: www.brunswickhousefirstnation.com/ The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brunswick House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brunswick House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8374, Longitude: -83.3390 |
| <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 Brunswick House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.239 degrees. |
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