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Communities Also Named Chambers Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name Chambers Corners.

Within Ontario, the name Chambers Corners is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Chambers Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Chambers Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chambers Corners ...

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.

  • Crowland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowland
  • Feeder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeder
  • Forks Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lowbanks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
  • Marshville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Willow Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Winger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

How Far From Chambers Corners 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 Chambers Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chambers Corners and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Chambers Corners 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 15 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 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chambers Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Chambers Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chambers Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9444, Longitude: -79.3784    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Chambers Corners 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 309.039 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.369 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.176 degrees.









 

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