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Communities Also Named Glenvale ...

We found three communities that are also named Glenvale.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Glenvale.

Beyond Ontario, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Glenvale #1
      • This Glenvale lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Glenvale lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Perry County
      • This Glenvale is located in Perry County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Glenvale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenvale ...

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.

How Far From Glenvale 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 Glenvale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Glenvale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenvale and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Glenvale to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glenvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glenvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Glenvale 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 Glenvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8706, Longitude: -80.1465    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.071 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.187 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.466 degrees.