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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerr Line ...
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.
- Dunraven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
- Freshwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden of Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Ledgerwoods Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Queens Line
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
- Shields Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snake River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Starks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Kerr Line 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 Kerr Line to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kerr Line and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Kerr Line to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Kerr Line) 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 Kerr Line 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 Kerr Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6500, Longitude: -76.7461 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.076 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.688 degrees. |
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