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Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowland ...
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.
- Beaverdams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdams
- Beaverdams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams
- Black Horse Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Feeder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeder
- Gasline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasline
- Lorraine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Maple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Marshville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Silver Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- White Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Crowland 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 Crowland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crowland and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Crowland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crowland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crowland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9833, Longitude: -79.2528 |
| <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 Crowland 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 308.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.099 degrees. |
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