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Communities Also Named East Harrow ...
We found one communities that share the name East Harrow.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named East Harrow.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Harrow ...
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.
- Busy Bee Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Bee Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corners
- Cedar Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coldstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Edgars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Levergood Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levergood Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levergood Beach
- New California
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
How Far From East Harrow 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 East Harrow to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Harrow and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 428 miles [688.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from East Harrow to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- East Harrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Harrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0350, Longitude: -82.8908 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Harrow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.83 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.205 degrees. |
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