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Communities Also Named Burgess Mines ...
We found one communities that are also named Burgess Mines.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Burgess Mines.
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- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgess Mines ...
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.
- Childs Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Graphite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guiney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guiney
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hardwood Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickey Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Leaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mayhews Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scotch Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Burgess Mines 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 Burgess Mines to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burgess Mines and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Burgess Mines to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burgess Mines) 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 Burgess Mines 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 Burgess Mines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2656, Longitude: -77.7000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.353 degrees. |
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