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Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxey ...
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.
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Burpee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burpee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
- Elizabeth Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Bay
- Gore Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ice Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ice Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Lake
- Long Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bay
- Poplar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Tobacco Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Foxey 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 Foxey to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Foxey and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 330 miles [531.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Foxey to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Foxey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foxey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8794, Longitude: -82.5122 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Foxey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.875 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.583 degrees. |
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