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Communities Also Named Fort Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Fort Creek.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Fort Creek.
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- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Creek ...
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.
- Churchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- French Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garden River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gardenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Island Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Payment
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
- Red Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shallows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
How Far From Fort Creek 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 Fort Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fort Creek and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Creek to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Creek) 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 Fort Creek 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 Fort Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5436, Longitude: -84.3319 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.041 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.295 degrees. |
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