We found three communities that are also named Holyrood.
Within Ontario, the name Holyrood is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kansas
Ellsworth County
This Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Holyrood.
Manitoba
This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Holyrood.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Holyrood lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holyrood ...
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 Holyrood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holyrood and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Holyrood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holyrood) 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.
<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 Holyrood 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 Holyrood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0265, Longitude: -81.4671
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.304 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.965 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.774 degrees.