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Curious and Interesting Names Near Caroline Village ...
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.
- Clydesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craig Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Jamesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Playfairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfairville
- Former names for Playfairville:
- Playfair Mills
- Playfair Rapids
- Playfairville has also been known as:
- Playfair
- Scotch Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Scotch Point has also been known as:
- Cranworth Post Office
- Stanleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
How Far From Caroline Village 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 Caroline Village to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Caroline Village and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Caroline Village to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Caroline Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Caroline Village 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 Caroline Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8978, Longitude: -76.2553 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.852 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.223 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.794 degrees. |
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