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Communities Also Named Burford ...

We found one communities that share the name Burford.

Within Ontario, the name Burford is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Burford in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Marion County
      • This Burford is located in Marion County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Burford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burford ...

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.

  • Bishopsgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Canning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
    • Former name for Canning:
    • Mudge Hollow
  • Falkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
  • Four Ponds Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Ponds Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Ponds Corners
  • Harley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
  • Kelvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Burford 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 Burford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burford and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Burford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1033, Longitude: -80.4291    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Burford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.698 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.138 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.621 degrees.









 

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