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Communities Also Named Garden River 14 ...

We found one communities that share the name Garden River 14.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Garden River 14.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden River 14 ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Echo Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo River
  • French Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Garden River
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gardenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Island Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Payment
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)

How Far From Garden River 14 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 Garden River 14 to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Garden River 14 and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 412 miles [663 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Garden River 14 to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 River 14) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden River 14. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5500, Longitude: -84.1500    
<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 Garden River 14 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 311.917 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.167 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.194 degrees.









 

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