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Curious and Interesting Names Near Chedoke Park ...
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.
- Bullocks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Corktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corktown
- Greensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Survey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Inch Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mohawk Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Survey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Chedoke Park 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 Chedoke Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chedoke Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Chedoke Park to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chedoke Park) 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 Chedoke Park 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 Chedoke Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2494, Longitude: -79.9108 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.355 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.311 degrees. |
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