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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cavan Station ...
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.
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Byersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Fleetwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fowlers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yankee Bonnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Bonnet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Bonnet
How Far From Cavan Station 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 Cavan Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cavan Station once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cavan Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 158 miles [254.3 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cavan Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cavan Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cavan Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cavan Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2079, Longitude: -78.4470 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cavan Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.774 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.195 degrees. |
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