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Curious and Interesting Names Near Flynns Turn ...
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.
- Big Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birch Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curve Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Bay
- Flood's Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galena Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Wharf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rockcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Flynns Turn 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 Flynns Turn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flynns Turn and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Flynns Turn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Flynns Turn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Flynns Turn 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 Flynns Turn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6142, Longitude: -78.3825 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.987 degrees. |
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