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Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgian Inlet ...
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.
- Cranberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harris Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Key Harbour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Key River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lost Channel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Still River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Georgian Inlet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Georgian Inlet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Georgian Inlet and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Georgian Inlet to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Georgian Inlet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Georgian Inlet 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 Georgian Inlet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6233, Longitude: -80.5100 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.546 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.64 degrees. |
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