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Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield East ...
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.
- Edgewater Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Fernbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Flanders Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golf Side Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jellyby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellyby
- Lords Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loyalist Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terrace Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Park is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Tincap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincap
How Far From Fairfield East 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 Fairfield East to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairfield East and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Fairfield East to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,204 miles [6,765.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fairfield East) 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 Fairfield East 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 Fairfield East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6700, Longitude: -75.7114 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.533 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.827 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.631 degrees. |
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