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Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Erie West ...
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.
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crystal Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferry Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Soldiers Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Sour Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
- Stevensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thunder Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wavecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fort Erie West to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Erie West to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Erie West and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Erie West to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Erie West) 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 Fort Erie West 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 Erie West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9061, Longitude: -78.9339 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.978 degrees. |
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