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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheeseborough ...
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.
- Brewer Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Eden Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray's Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray's Beach
- Grindstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grindstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Grindstone is located in Jefferson County (NY)
- Joyceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- Lower Town Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
- Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County (NY)
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marble Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Bay Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay Corner
- Willowbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cheeseborough to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cheeseborough to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cheeseborough and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 77 miles [123.9 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cheeseborough to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 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> | 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheeseborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheeseborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3600, Longitude: -76.1797 |
| <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 Cheeseborough 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 306.869 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.153 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.007 degrees. |
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