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Curious and Interesting Names Near Harburn ...
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.
- Allsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allsaw
- Buttermilk Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Donald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Eagle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gooderham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Halls Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hotspur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotspur
- Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Ironsides
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Harburn 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 Harburn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harburn and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harburn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harburn) 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 Harburn 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 Harburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1256, Longitude: -78.4208 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.225 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.781 degrees. |
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