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Communities Also Named Dartmoor ...

We found three communities that are also named Dartmoor.

Within Ontario, the name Dartmoor is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Dartmoor lies 2,053 miles [3,304 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Dartmoor is located in Stafford County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Dartmoor.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Dartmoor is located in Barbour County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Dartmoor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dartmoor ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Dartmoor once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dartmoor and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dartmoor to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Dartmoor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dartmoor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Dartmoor 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 Dartmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7234, Longitude: -79.1095    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.712 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.282 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.305 degrees.