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Communities Also Named Lake Huron Highland ...

We found one communities that share the name Lake Huron Highland.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Lake Huron Highland.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Huron Highland ...

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.

  • Clover Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eden Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ellengowan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellengowan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellengowan
  • Little Egypt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
  • Paisley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Purple Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Grove
  • Riversdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
  • Slade
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade

How Far From Lake Huron Highland 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 Lake Huron Highland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lake Huron Highland and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 300 miles [482.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Huron Highland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Lake Huron Highland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Huron Highland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2431, Longitude: -81.6058    
<4>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.
<5>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 Lake Huron Highland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.38 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.083 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.759 degrees.









 

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