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Curious and Interesting Names Near Iroquois 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.
- Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Drinkwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fielding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Nellie Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Potter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Twin Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Welsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
- Wings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings
How Far From Iroquois 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 town such as Iroquois Falls to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Iroquois Falls and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Iroquois Falls 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 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Iroquois 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 Iroquois 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 Iroquois Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7637, Longitude: -80.6821 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.333 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.623 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.357 degrees. |
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