We found four communities that share the name Culloden.
Within Ontario, the name Culloden is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Monroe County
This Culloden is located in Monroe County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Culloden.
Nova Scotia
This Culloden lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Prince Edward Island
This Culloden lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.
West Virginia
Cabell County
This Culloden is located in Cabell County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Culloden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Culloden ...
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.
Dicksons Corners (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicksons Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Culloden to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culloden and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Culloden to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Culloden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Culloden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8894, Longitude: -80.8472
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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.
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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.
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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 Culloden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.98 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.424 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.907 degrees.