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Curious and Interesting Names Near Carnegie Beach ...
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.
- Cedar Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fingerboard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Honey's Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Janetville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seagrave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Viewlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewlake
- Williams Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Carnegie Beach 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 Carnegie Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carnegie Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Carnegie Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carnegie Beach) 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 Carnegie Beach 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 Carnegie Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1994, Longitude: -78.8606 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.073 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.403 degrees. |
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