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Curious and Interesting Names Near Healey Falls ...
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.
- Chase Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- English Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- German Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Havelock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Hoards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoards
- Maple View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rush Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
- Spring Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Healey Falls to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Healey Falls to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Healey Falls and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Healey Falls to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Healey Falls) 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 Healey Falls 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 Healey Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3789, Longitude: -77.7869 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.893 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.793 degrees. |
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