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Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizabeth Gardens ...
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.
- Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Indian Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Longmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmoor
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
How Far From Elizabeth Gardens 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 Elizabeth Gardens to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elizabeth Gardens and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Elizabeth Gardens to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Elizabeth Gardens) 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 Elizabeth Gardens 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 Elizabeth Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3714, Longitude: -79.7381 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.235 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.178 degrees. |
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