Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenson 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.
- Centrepointe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- City View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Craig Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graham Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leslie Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manordale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Skyline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trend Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kenson Park to ...
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 Kenson Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kenson Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 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 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kenson 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 Kenson 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 Kenson Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3558, Longitude: -75.7675 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.481 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.882 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.331 degrees. |