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Curious and Interesting Names Near Harriets Corners ...
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.
- German Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- Guiney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guiney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guiney
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Jewellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewellville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewellville
- Lake Clear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Clear came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Clear
- Lost Nation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhews Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhews Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews Landing
- Round Lake Centre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Centre
- Ruby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Harriets Corners 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 Harriets Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harriets Corners and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harriets Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harriets Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harriets Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4150, Longitude: -77.4503 |
| <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 Harriets Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.562 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.157 degrees. |
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