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Communities Also Named Garden of Eden ...
We found two communities that share the name Garden of Eden.
Within Ontario, the name Garden of Eden is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, three are located in Canada and one is in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- This Garden of Eden is located in Kankakee County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Garden of Eden.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Garden of Eden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden of Eden ...
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.
- Cotieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotieville
- Martins Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Oakgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakgrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
- Queens Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Line
- Rosebank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
- Sand Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
- Starks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Corners
- Wolftown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
- Zion Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Line
How Far From Garden of Eden 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 Garden of Eden to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden of Eden and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Garden of Eden to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Garden of Eden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden of Eden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5528, Longitude: -76.7408 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Garden of Eden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Garden of Eden 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 307.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.731 degrees. |
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