Curious and Interesting Names Near Heron Park ...
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.
- Blossom Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centretown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- City View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Federal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Fisher Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hogs Back
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Club
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunt Club Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Playfair Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skyline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Tunney's Pasture
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Heron Park 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 Heron Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Heron Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,177 miles [6,722.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Heron Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Heron Park 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 Heron Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3747, Longitude: -75.6714 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.417 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.813 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.273 degrees. |