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Curious and Interesting Names Near Burwash ...
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.
- Bigwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clara Belle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flour Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- French River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Key Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lively
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnow Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pickerel River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Pit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pit
- Trout Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Burwash 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 Burwash to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Burwash once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burwash and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Burwash to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 15 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burwash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burwash) 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 Burwash 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 Burwash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2394, Longitude: -80.8508 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.716 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.648 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.559 degrees. |
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