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Curious and Interesting Names Near Glanford Station ...
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.
- Beavers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corktown
- Empire Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Inch Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- King's Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mohawk Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
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- Six Nations Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Longboat Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Glanford Station 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 Glanford Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glanford Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Glanford Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glanford Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Glanford Station 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 Glanford Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1300, Longitude: -79.8897 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.348 degrees. |
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