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Curious and Interesting Names Near Chippewas of the Thames First Nation ...
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.
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falconbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Largie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largie
- Littlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlewood
- Lobo Siding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobo Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo Siding
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Macksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Melbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlemiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 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 Chippewas of the Thames First Nation to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 337 miles [542.3 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Chippewas of the Thames First Nation to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chippewas of the Thames First Nation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8095, Longitude: -81.4559 |
| <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 Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 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 310.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.858 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.232 degrees. |
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