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Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallecks ...
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.
- Butternut Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Bay
- Fernbank
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Flanders Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Heights
- Golf Side Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Side Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Side Gardens
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loyalist Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalist Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist Park
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tincap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tincap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincap
How Far From Hallecks 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 Hallecks to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hallecks and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Hallecks to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hallecks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hallecks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5586, Longitude: -75.7650 |
| <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 Hallecks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.581 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.71 degrees. |
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