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Communities Also Named Eagle Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Eagle Place.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Eagle Place.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Place ...
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.
- Bishopsgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Echo Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sour Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Eagle Place 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 Eagle Place to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eagle Place and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Place to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Eagle Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eagle Place 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 Eagle Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1322, Longitude: -80.2722 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.533 degrees. |
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