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Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamiltonsfield ...
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.
- Cedar Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- French Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Government Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion's Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Nook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hamiltonsfield 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 Hamiltonsfield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hamiltonsfield and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamiltonsfield to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamiltonsfield) 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 Hamiltonsfield 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 Hamiltonsfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8203, Longitude: -77.1397 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.311 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.888 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.81 degrees. |
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