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Curious and Interesting Names Near Conmee ...

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.

  • Annex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Flint
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Jelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelly
  • Jumbo Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Gardens
  • Lee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Stanley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stepstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
  • Sunshine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Twin City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City

How Far From Conmee 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 Conmee to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Conmee and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Conmee to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conmee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conmee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5389, Longitude: -89.6417    
<3>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.
<4>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 Conmee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.633 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.638 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.532 degrees.