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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kama ...
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.
- Cavers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers
- Cove Inlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gravel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
- Gurney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Orient Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Portage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sprucewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Kama 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 Kama to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kama and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Kama to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kama) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kama 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 Kama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9706, Longitude: -88.0000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.436 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.433 degrees. |
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