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Communities Also Named Caledon ...

We found one communities that share the name Caledon.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Caledon.

Beyond Ontario.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Caledon ...

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.

  • Brimstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
  • Cataract
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
  • Forks of the Credit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
  • Mono Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Orangeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Purple Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosehill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caledon and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 237 miles [381.4 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Caledon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Caledon: www.town.caledon.on.ca/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Caledon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caledon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8667, Longitude: -80.0000    
<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 Caledon 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 309.364 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.88 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.106 degrees.









 

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