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Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway House Corner ...
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.
- Crescent Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dogs Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishers Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Rattlesnake Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Halfway House Corner 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 Halfway House Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Halfway House Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Halfway House Corner 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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 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 from Point A (ie- Halfway House Corner) 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 Halfway House Corner 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 Halfway House Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7856, Longitude: -80.2844 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.675 degrees. |
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