We found five communities that are also named Harley.
Within Ontario, the name Harley is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Indiana
Carroll County
This Harley is located in Carroll County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Harley.
Kentucky
Pike County
This Harley is located in Pike County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Harley.
North Carolina
Wilkes County
This Harley is located in Wilkes County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Harley.
Ohio
Fairfield County
This Harley is located in Fairfield County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Harley.
West Virginia
Roane County
This Harley is located in Roane County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Harley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harley ...
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.
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 Harley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harley and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Harley to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Harley 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 Harley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0642, Longitude: -80.4818
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.734 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.173 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.662 degrees.