Curious and Interesting Names Near Convent Glen ...
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.
- Angers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angers
- French Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hiawatha Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunt Club Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manor Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martins Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Playfair Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queenswood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Convent Glen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Convent Glen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Convent Glen and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,168 miles [6,707.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
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- Convent Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Convent Glen 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 Convent Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4667, Longitude: -75.5333 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.316 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.716 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.159 degrees. |