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Communities Also Named Elm Tree Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name Elm Tree Corners.

Within Ontario, the name Elm Tree Corners is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Elm Tree Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Elm Tree Corners is located in Brown County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Elm Tree Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Tree Corners ...

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.

  • Fingerboard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleetwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox's Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grasshill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillhead Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Horeb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
  • Pickerel Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Snug Harbour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Viewlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewlake
  • Williams Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point

How Far From Elm Tree Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elm Tree Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elm Tree Corners and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Elm Tree Corners 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 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Elm Tree Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elm Tree Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3141, Longitude: -78.7890    
<2>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.
<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 Elm Tree Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.544 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.027 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.319 degrees.









 

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