We found four communities that share the name Harcourt.
Within Ontario, the name Harcourt is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, four are located in Canada and two are in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Iowa
Webster County
This Harcourt is located in Webster County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Harcourt.
Kentucky
Hardin County
This Harcourt is located in Hardin County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Harcourt.
New Brunswick
This Harcourt lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Harcourt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harcourt ...
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.
Cheddar (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheddar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Harcourt to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harcourt and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harcourt to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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- Harcourt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harcourt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0855, Longitude: -78.1524
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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.
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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.
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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 Harcourt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.054 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.601 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.663 degrees.