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Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Erie ...
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crystal Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County (NY)
- Soldiers Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County (NY)
- Sour Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
- Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County (NY)
- Stevensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thunder Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wavecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fort Erie 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 town such as Fort Erie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fort Erie and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Erie to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fort Erie: www.forterie.on.ca/ The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Erie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Erie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9126, Longitude: -78.9408 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.764 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.054 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.978 degrees. |
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