We found five communities that share the name Cheltenham.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Cheltenham.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
This Cheltenham is located in Cook County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cheltenham.
Maryland
Prince George's County
This Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Cheltenham.
Missouri
Saint Louis City
This Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Cheltenham.
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This Cheltenham is located in Montgomery County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cheltenham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheltenham ...
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.
Brimstone (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Cheltenham to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cheltenham and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cheltenham 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 14 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 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheltenham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheltenham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7522, Longitude: -79.9211
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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.
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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.
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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 Cheltenham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.323 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.815 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.114 degrees.