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Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Bay ...
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.
- Bonnie Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Bay
- Floral Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harry's Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joyland Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Murphy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Grays Bay 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 Grays Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grays Bay and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Grays Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 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 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grays Bay) 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 Grays Bay 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 Grays Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6408, Longitude: -79.3558 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.88 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.464 degrees. |
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