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Curious and Interesting Names Near Haltonville ...
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.
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cedar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Martins Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marywood Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Rockcut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Block
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stewarttown Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Haltonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haltonville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Haltonville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Haltonville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four 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 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haltonville) 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 Haltonville 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 Haltonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5258, Longitude: -80.0367 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.262 degrees. |
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