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Curious and Interesting Names Near Christies Corner ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Copetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copetown
- Crooks Hollow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Park Survey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mineral Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peters Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Christies Corner 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 Christies Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Christies Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Christies Corner 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 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Christies Corner) 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 Christies Corner 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 Christies Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2689, Longitude: -80.0328 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.432 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.363 degrees. |
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