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Communities Also Named Duncrief ...
We found one communities that are also named Duncrief.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Duncrief.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncrief ...
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.
- Calamity Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fernhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernhill
- Hickory Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Lobo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Lobo Siding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoneybrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- University Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Duncrief 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 Duncrief to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Duncrief and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Duncrief to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Duncrief) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Duncrief 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 Duncrief. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0706, Longitude: -81.4622 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.364 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.885 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.137 degrees. |
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