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Curious and Interesting Names Near Coins Gratton ...
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.
- Centrefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Happy Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Henrys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jessups Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Treadwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Coins Gratton 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 Coins Gratton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Coins Gratton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Coins Gratton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,138 miles [6,659.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Coins Gratton) 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 Coins Gratton 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 Coins Gratton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6125, Longitude: -74.9253 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.905 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.779 degrees. |
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