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Curious and Interesting Names Near Farran's Point ...
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.
- Archer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Chase Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Chase Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase Mills <2>
- Cornwall Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Lakeview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Louisville Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Corner
- Louisville Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Plumbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbrook
- Plumbrook is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Raymondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Upper Canada Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Canada Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Canada Village
How Far From Farran's Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farran's Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Farran's Point once stood, the straight-line distance<6> beginning in Farran's Point and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 45 miles [72.4 km]<6> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Farran's Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,163 miles [6,699.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farran's Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farran's Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farran's Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9793, Longitude: -74.9982 |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Farran's Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.038 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.324 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.128 degrees. |
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