Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurdman's Bridge ...
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.
- Centretown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fisher Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heron Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heron Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hogs Back
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Kingsview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lower Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Playfair Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tunney's Pasture
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Hurdman's Bridge 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 Hurdman's Bridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hurdman's Bridge and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 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 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurdman's Bridge) 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 Hurdman's Bridge 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 Hurdman's Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4181, Longitude: -75.6667 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.408 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.811 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.25 degrees. |